Can I have Ubuntu and Windows on the same hard drive?

If you choose to install it to the same drive as Windows 10, Ubuntu will allow you to shrink that pre-existing Windows partition and make room for the new operating system. You can drag the divider left and right to choose how you want to divide your hard drive space between the two operating systems.

Can I install Linux on SSD?

Install Linux completely on the SSD. You’ll get full advantage of SSD speed, but then you will have only a limited disk space. This could work if you have 180 GB or 200 GB or more on SSD but won’t work with 120 GB SSD. You’ll have plenty of disk space, but Linux will boot slower, and you won’t get the SSD advantage.

Do I need a second hard drive for Linux?

Would use second HDD for backups, perferibly as an USB type. Never know if a drive will die. Windows can do nasty stuff to Linux, but most times the most that is needed, is to re install grub. The safest is to use two computers, but most people do live happy with having Windows and Linux on one.

Is it possible to install Linux on a Windows system?

Yes, I’ve done it, although not for several years. You have to make separate partitions for Windows and Linux. If you already have Windows installed, you need something that can resize the partitions of a live system – I think I used “Partition Magic”. Otherwise, you partition first, then install Windows, then install Linux.

How can I run Linux and windows on the same machine?

If you want to have both Linux and Windows on at the same time, then one Operating system can be installed as a virtual machine, this is made possible by virtualization softwares such as Vmware, Citrix VM and Oracles’s Virtual Box.

How do I install Linux on the same partition as Windows?

There’s even a way to install Linux onto the same partition as windows. Either through a boot-up tool such as Wubi.