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InstallingUbuntuonaPreInstalledWindowswithUEFI
I'mabsolutelynewtoLinux.IhavebeenusingWindowsforallmylife,butIhavereadaboutUbuntu(andLinuxingeneral)andIthinkI'll
likeit,soIwantedtoknowhowtoinstallUbuntuonmyPCwithaPreInstalledWindows8orlateronit.
CanIdoitwithWubiorthroughtheLiveUSB/DVD?
WhatstepsdoIneedtotaketocorrectlyinstallUbuntu?
dualboot

systeminstallation

uefi

editedAug23'15at14:08

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minerz029

44 Warning:AsoftodayCanonicaladvicestonotuseWUBIinrelationwithWindows8.Moreonthis:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/wubiadviceRinzwindApr11'13at12:00
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@minerz029,Hifriend,Ihaveeditedyourquestiontomakeitmoregeneralinregardstodualbootingwith
Windows8.LuisAlvarado Aug28'14at3:44

Ifollowthatway,butbootrepairdidn'twork.That'stheworkaroundIfollowedtoinstallinUEFImode:
askubuntu.com/questions/519610/ceers gio900Sep3'14at13:27

@MichaTabor,Curious,there'ssomanytypes,whydidyouchooseUbuntuinsteadofsomeother
unix/linux?PacerierApr26'15at19:43

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IfyouareusingUbuntu15.04+,manyissuesarenowsolved,sothereisnoneedtofollowthis
guideexceptifyouareusinganyUbuntuversionolderthan15.04.Dependingontheversionyou
areusing(12.04,14.04,14.10)youmightneedallorsomeofthestepsprovidedinthisanswer.
Ifhowever,youareusing15.04+,rejoice!,inalltestsIhavedonewith15.04+therewasnoneed
todoanyofthestepsmentionedhere,soenjoyUbuntuinallofit'sbootingglory!.
Fortherest,beforeexplainingthestepstodoit,IwanttobeclearthatIhavetriedmanywaysof
installingUbuntuwithversionsolderthan15.04(Oranyotherdistroforthatmatter)fromwithin
Windows8.Noluck.MicrosoftWindowsreallycreatedabigmessforallLinuxdistributions.If
youhaveapreinstalledWindows8system,youwillprobablyneverbeabletoinstallUbuntuor
anyotherOSinthenormal(LiveCD/LiveUSB)orWubiway.ThisisbecauseWindows8
introducedseveralnewfeatures,ofwhich2are:
UEFIwhichsubstituteswhatwehaveknownastheBIOS(analternativeto)
SecureBootwhichpreventsanythingbuttheinstalledoperatingsystem,inthiscase
Windows8frombooting.ThisisnolongerthecaseforUbuntusince12.04.2
OnafurthernoteIwanttomentionsomethingaboutSecureBoottakenfromtheUEFIWiki
SecureBoot
"SecureBoot"isanewUEFIfeaturethatappearedin2012,withWindows8preinstalled
computers.Ubuntusupportsthisfeaturestartingwith12.1064bit(seethisarticle)and12.04.264
bit,butasPCsimplementingsupportforithaveonlybecomewidespreadattheendof2012itis
notyetwidelytested,soit'spossiblethatyoumayencounterproblemsbootingUbuntuunder
SecureBoot.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoudofindabug,pleasefileabugreportagainsttheshimpackageinUbuntu,
preferablyusingthecommand:
ubuntubugshim

onceyou'veinstalledwithSecureBootdisabled.Asmentionedbyslangasek:
ItisnotrequiredtodisableSecureBootinthefirmwaretoinstallUbuntuonaWindows8
machine.Ubuntu12.04.2and12.10areSecureBootcompatible.Anymachinethatshipswith
therecommendedMicrosoftThirdPartyMarketplacekeysinfirmwarewillbeabletoboot
UbuntuunderSecureBoot.Ifthereisanyproblemfilealaunchpadbugfortheshimpackage.
IalsowanttonotifythatIspendthisweektesting15.04andhadanexcellentoutcome.Of12
Laptops(4Toshibas,3HP&5Lenovo)whereWindows8.1waspreinstalled,onallcases,
UbuntudetectedtheWindowsBootManagercorrectly,gavetheoptiontoinstallalongside
Windows8.1(ItactuallysaidInstallalongsideWindowsBootManager)andsolvedanyissues
thatappearedonpreviousUbuntuversions.Ibasicallydidnothavetodoanythingelseonthis
cases.ThiswaswithSecureBootonandonanEFIenabledbootsystem.
Thisdoesnotmeanthatinyourcasesitwillworkperfectly,itjustmeansthatonmycases,Ihad
a100%UbuntuPerfectinstallation.Again,with15.04(Onallcasesitwas64bit).
Sowithallofthissaid,installingUbuntuviaWUBIisnotdoable(notrecommendedatleastfrom
me),thingsliketryingtobootforexamplewiththeWindows8bootloaderarenotpossibleright
nowunlesssomethingchangesinthefuture(Therearealsosomebugsrelatedtothisin
launchpad,liketheonementionedbybcbc ).Apartfromthis,WUBIdoesnotworkfromwithin
Windows8ifyouhaveUEFIwithaGPTPartition(NotMSDOStypepartition).PleasreadDoes
UEFIsupportmeanWubiwillnowworkonlaptopsshippedwithWindows8?formore
information.
Notonlythat,buttryingtoinstall32bitUbuntuisimpossible.Youneedthe64bitversionfor
everythingtoworkcorrectly.ReadmoreaboutWubiinCanIinstallUbuntuinsideWindows?
ThefollowingisasmallguidetoinstallUbuntuwithaPreInstalledWindows8system.Thesteps
HAVETOBEdoneinthepreciseorderImentionthemheretogeteverythingstarted.Ifastepis
skippedordonebeforeanother,youwillmostlikelyendupwithsomeoftheproblemsmentioned
atthebottomofthisguide.
Forthetime,youneedtodoitviaaLiveCD,LiveDVDorLiveUSB,assuming(actuallyrequiring)
youhavethefollowingpoints:
Youareusinga64bitversionofatleastUbuntu12.04.2.32bitversionswillnotwork.
YoursystemcamewithWindows8preinstalled(Andyoudonotwanttodeleteit)
YouarenotinstallingUbuntuinsideofWindows8butratheralongsideofit.Insideofitis
impossiblebecauseitneedsWubiwhichisunsupported.
YoursystemhasUEFIactivated(Andcannotbedisabled)withSecureBoot.
YouhavealreadycreatedafreespaceforUbuntufromwithinWindows8withatleast8GB
(Irecommendtoleaveatleast20GBorso,soyoucantestthehelloutofit).
Youmadesurethatyouactuallyhavefreespaceleftonthedrivetocreatetheneeded
partitionsandyoualsomadesurethatyoudidnothaveallprimarypartitionsused(Incase
ofusinganMSDOSScheme)becausethiswillcreateaproblemwiththeUbuntuinstaller
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ofusinganMSDOSScheme)becausethiswillcreateaproblemwiththeUbuntuinstaller
showingyouonlythe"ReplaceWindows"optioninsteadofthe"AlongsideWindows"option.
YouknowhowtoburnaLiveCD,LiveDVDorLiveUSBfromwithinWindows8.Ifnot,look
forWindowsappsthatcandothatforyou.IdomineinanotherPCwithUbuntu^^.
Windows8wasnotshutdownineitherHibernationmodeoranyothermode('faststartup'
whichisbydefaultonWindows8)thatleavesitonasavedstate.ShutdownWindows8in
thenormalway,withtheshutdownoption.Thiswillpreventotherproblemsrelatedtothis
fromappearing.Readthebottom(TROUBLESHOOT)ofthisanswerformoreinformation
regardingthispoint.
YouareinstallingonanMSDOStypediskscheme(Youcanonlyhave4primarypartitions
asopposedtoGPTScheme)whichhasatleast1FreePrimaryPartition.Rememberthatif
youarealreadyusing4PrimaryPartitionsnopartitionswillappearontheUbuntuinstaller
sincetherearenomorePrimarypartitionslefttouse(MSDOStypepartitionsarelimitedto
4Primaryones,GPTarelimitedto128).Thishappensalotonmanylaptopsthatcomewith
4precreatedprimarypartitions.IfyouareinstallingonaGPTtypepartitionandwantitto
boot,youneedtoleaveUEFIenabled.
PLEASEREADTHEABOVEPOINTSSINCEMANYUSERSJUMPTHISPARTANDWHEN
THEIRPROBLEMSAREFOUNDITNORMALLYISBECAUSETHEYDIDNOTFOLLOW
ONEOFTHEM.
Beforewestartweneedtodothefollowing:
Runcompmgmt.msconWindows8.Fromthereon,createapartitionwithenoughsize.Note
thatImentioncreatingthisFROMWindows8becauseIhavehadcaseswheredoingthe
partitionfromtheLiveUSBrenderedWindows8unbootable,evenafterdoingabootrepair.Soto
removethatproblemorhaveagreaterchanceofremovingit(Orsimplyskippingtheproblem
altogether)andmakingsurebothsystemswork,partitionyourharddrivefromwithinWindows8
first.
NowfollowthisstepstohaveaworkingWindows8+Ubuntuinstalledonyoursystem:

Windows8+Ubuntu
Wefirstneedtoknowwithwhattypeofmotherboardoptionswearedealingwith.Openaterminal
(Bygoingtothestartmenuandtyping powershell forexample)andruntheterminalasan
Administrator(RightClicktheappthatwillshowinthestartmenuandselectRunas
Administrator).Nowtype ConfirmSecureBootUEFI .Thiscangiveyou3results:
TrueMeansyoursystemhasSecurebootandisEnabled
FalseMeansyoursystemhasSecurebootandisDisabled
CmdletnotsupportedonthisplatformMeansyoursystemdoesnotsupportSecureboot
andmostlikelyyoudonotneedthisguide.YoucaninstallUbuntubysimplyinsertingtheLiveCD
orLiveUSBanddoingtheinstallationprocedurewithoutanyproblems.
IfyouhaveitEnabledandhavethenecessarypartitioningdonethenwecanproceedwiththis
guide.AfterbootingintoWindows8wegotothepoweroffoptionsandwhileholdingthe SHIFT
key,clickonRestart.

(ThisisareallyoldtrickonmostWindows,evensinceWindows3.1whereyouholdakeytodo
somethingspecialwhenrebooting)
Windows8willshowyouatotallydifferentrestartwindow:

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Whenyougetthemenuabove,selectTroubleshoot
Youwillthengetthefollowingoptions:

SelectUEFIFirmwareSettings
NOTEIntheSpanishversionofWindows8,theoptionforUEFIFirmwareSettingsisnot
availableinseverallaptops,testedLenovo,HPandAcer.Theydohaveanoptiontobootthe
computerandanothercustommenuwillappearwhichletsyoudoacoupleofthings.Inthecase
ofLenovoyouwillnothaveanoptiontoinstallUbuntuwithWindows8,theonlyoptionisto
removeWindows8completely.Thisonlyappliesifyouarenotusing15.04+.
THISISANIMPORTANTPART
ThesystemwillrebootandyouwillbeallowedtogototheBIOS(Ifnotpresstheappropriate
key,somecommonare DEL , F2 or F10 ).
InthispartIcan'thelpmuchsinceeachBIOSisdifferentforeachMotherboardmodel.Thereare
2optionsyoucantakehere,bothofwhichareoptionalsinceUbuntumightinstallwithoutany
problemsatall.YoucaneitherlookforanoptiontodisableSecureBootoranoptiontodisable
UEFI.Insomecasesyouwillbeabletofindboth,itwillshowintheBIOSasanoptioncalled
SecureBootorEnableUEFI.
Ifyoufindthisoptions,thendependingifyoucannotinstallUbuntuwithSecureBootenablethen
disableSecureBoot(Remembertoreportthisasabugusing ubuntubugshim ),tobeabletostill
stayinUEFImodeandalsobeabletoBootwithUbuntu.Insomemotherboards,thiswillbethe
onlyoptionyouactuallyneedtochangeandalsowillbetheonlyoptionyouseerelatedtoUEFI
becausetheywillnotofferthepossibilitytodisableUEFI.
DUALBOOTISSUES
Iwouldalsoliketomentionanimportantnotehere.IfyouhappentoinstallUbuntuinLegacy
Mode(NoSecureBoot)youmighthaveproblemsbootingboth,WindowsandUbuntuatthesame
timesincetheywillbothnotappearonaDualBootMenu.IfyouhaveWindowsonUEFIfor
exampleandyouinstallUbuntuonLegacyMode,youwillonlybeabletoboottoUbuntuona
LegacyModeandWindowsonanUEFIMode.
Sobeforeproceeding,makesurethatyouareinstallingUbuntuwiththesamebootoptionsas
Windows.Thiswayyouwillbeabletochoosewhichonetobootfrominthesamebootmenuand
notworryifonewillworkornot.FromtheUbuntuUEFIGuideyoucanseethatthereisasection
thatteachesyouhowtoknowifyouactuallyinstalledUbuntuinthesameBootsetupas
Windows(UEFIMode):
AnUbuntuinstalledinEFImodecanbedetectedthefollowingway:
its/etc/fstabfilecontainsanEFIpartition(mountpoint:/boot/efi)
itusesthegrubefibootloader(notgrubpc)
fromtheinstalledUbuntu,openaterminal(Ctrl+Alt+T)thentypethefollowing
command:
[d/sys/firmware/efi]&&echo"InstalledinEFImode"||echo"InstalledinLegacy

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[d/sys/firmware/efi]&&echo"InstalledinEFImode"||echo"InstalledinLegacy
mode"

SoifyouhaveANYdualbootproblems,thiscouldbetheproblem.PleasereadtheUbuntuUEFI
GuidesinceitcoversvariouswaysonsolvingDualbootproblemsandconvertingUbuntuto
LegacyorEFImode.IhavealreadytestedthiswithvariousAskUbuntumembersthathelpedme
apartfrom2LaptopsIwasprovidedwithforthetesting.ThisshouldthensolveanyDualBoot
problemsrelatedtoWindows8+Ubuntu,butIagainencourageanyonewithproblems(sameor
new)tofileabugreportasmentionedabove.TheUbuntuDevelopersareworkingveryhardin
providinganeasytoinstallsolutionforallcasesandthisisoneofthetoppriorities.
Continuingwiththeguide,inothermotherboardsthatdoofferthepossibilitytodisableUEFI
whichwouldcompletelyeliminateUEFIandSecureBootonitandbootinthenormalBIOSlike
way,ifyoufindthisisthewayyouwant(TohaveaUEFIfreecomputerandnotfaceanyofthe
problemsrelatedtothis)thenbyallmeansdoit.IforonehavetestedtheIntelDZ68DBanddid
bothcasestudies.RememberthatdoingsowillmaketheDualBootprocessnotworkinalmost
allcasesyouwillbeleftwithasystemthateitherBootWindowsinUEFIorBootsUbuntuin
Legacy.
Withthatinmind,remembertoalsoselecttheBootOrdertomakesurethatitbootseitheryour
CDROM,DVDROMorUSBDrivesoyoucanbootfromyourLiveUbuntuimageafterrebooting.
Somepointsweshouldconsiderbeforecontinuing:
1. IfWindows8wasinstalledwithUEFIenabled,itishighlyrecommendedtostayinUEFI,
althoughifyoustillwanttodisableitforspecificreasonsyoucan,GRUBwillcreatethe
bootablepartforWindows8.ButifyoudodisableUEFIandwanttoaccessWindows8
afterwards(beforeinstallingUbuntu),itwillnotworksincethebootpartforWindows8needs
UEFI(AgaintheDualBootproblem).
2. IfyouonlydisableSecureBoot,thereisnoprobleminsomecases.Youareonlydisabling
thepartthatcreatesthemostproblembetweenWindowsandLinux,whichistheonethat
preventsUbuntufrombootingcorrectly.Ineithercase,Iencourageyoutofirsttrytoinstall
UbuntuwithUEFI/Secureboot,sinceinmostcasesitwillwork.ifyoudisableanyofthem
andinstallUbuntu,youmightnotbeabletoboottoWindows8afterwardsthroughtheGRUB
BootMenu.
Nowbeforesaving,somemotherboardsofferaBootModeoption.Verifythatthisoptionisnot
pointingtoUEFIBootbutinsteadtoCSMBoot(CompatibilitySupportModule)whichprovides
supportforLegacyBIOSlikesystems.
OthersystemsofferaUEFIBootoptionyoucanenableordisable.DependingontheoptionsI
mentionedaboveyoucansetthistotheoneyouwant.
AndlastlyothersofferaUEFI/LegacyBootFirstoptionwhereyouselectwhichoneyouwishto
usefirst.Obviouslytheoptionisselfexplanatory.
Nowsavethechangesandreboot.
WhentheUbuntuLiveimagestarts,itwillshowratherdifferentthanthenormaloneweareall
usedto.Donotworry,thisisbecauseUbuntuhasanalternativebootoptionwhenasystemhas
EFIinstalled.Justselecteverythinglikeyouareusedto.Ihighlyrecommendreadingthe
followingarticleintheUbuntusiteregardingUbuntuinstallationswhenusingUEFI.Ifthereisa
problem,thentrytocreateasmallpartition(About250MBofsize)fortheEFIpartofthesystem.
Thisisdoneintheinstallationpartwhereitasksyouifyouwanttoinstallonadesiredpartitionor
usedtheAdvancedOptions.Selecttheadvancedoptionsifyoucomeupwithaproblem.In
there,createa250MBpartitionforEFIandtherestforGRUBandotherstuffyouare
accustomedto.
Ithinkuptohereyoushouldbefineandhaveavoidedseveralproblemstypicallyfoundwhen
tryingUbuntuwithWindows8whichare:
NotbootingaLiveCD/LiveDVD/LiveUSB/Wubi
NotinstallingUbuntubecauseofsecurityissues(Yeahright,morecorrectlymonopoly
issues)
NotbootingeitherWindows8orUbuntu(notshowingeitheroneofthem)
NotlettingUbuntucreateapartition
NotrecognizingtheEFIpartofthesystem
UbuntunotrecognizingWindows8Partition
NotseeingGRUBandbootingdirectlytoWindows
Windows8notbootingorreadablebecauseorpartitionchangesdonefromUbuntu

TROUBLESHOOTING
YOURCOMPUTERBOOTSDIRECTLYTOWINDOWS
ThisisacommonproblemandifyoudonotgetaGRUBmenu,reinstallingorrepairing
grubwillNOTHELP
EveryBIOS/EFIsystemisdifferent,itmightlooklikeoneofthefollowingpictures:

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Noticethe"UEFIBootOptionPriority"or"BootOptionMenu".UsuallyWindowsisthedefault
andUbuntu(orasinthesecondpictureelementaryOS)willbeanoption.
OnceyouselectUbuntuontheUEFIbootmenuyouwillthengetagrubmenu.Youshouldbe
abletobooteitherUbuntuorWindowsfromthegrubmenu.
AnotherissuethatcouldmakethesystembootdirectlytoWindows(withoutevenshowingthe
GRUBmenu)isifeitherWindowstookholdofthebootmanagerorafterinstallingUbuntu,the
EFIpartitionwasnotproperlyconfiguredforWindows.Tosolvethis,simplygotoWindowsand
openaterminal,thentypethefollowing(NeedAdministrativePrivileges):
bcdedit/set{bootmgr}path\EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi

ThiswillconfiguretheWindowsBootManagertotakeintoconsiderationtheGRUBBoot
Manager.ThiscouldstillhappenevenafterrunningtheBootRepairfromwithinUbuntu.So
makingsurethatWindowsreadstheUbuntuEFIpartition,incaseyouareusinganEFIboot
systeminsteadoftheoldBIOSwillsolveit.
Windows8.1NotRecognized/UbuntunotshowingoptiontoInstallAlongside
Ifyouhavefollowedallthestepsaboveincludingmakingapartitionaheadoftimethrough
Windows8.x,proceedwiththenormalUbuntuinstallation.Whenyouarriveattheoptiontohow
youwouldliketoinstallit,ifyoudonotseetheoptiontoinstallAlongsideofit,select"Something
Else"insteadofwipingtheharddrive.Configurethenewpartitionlayoutontheemptyspace
you'vesetasidethatisn'tWindows8.
Youneedtocreateatleast1partitionfortherootsystem(Whichshowsasthesymbol"/")and
setittoExt4,anotherforSWAP(VirtualMemory).TheSWAPspacecanbeassmallas128MB
ifyouhavealotoframorashighas4GB.Withthis2partitionscreatedbasedontheempty
spaceyouprovidedyoushouldbereadytoproceed.AndonelastonefortheEFIpartwhich
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spaceyouprovidedyoushouldbereadytoproceed.AndonelastonefortheEFIpartwhich
shouldbearound100MB.
Whentheinstalleraskswheretoputthebootloader,tellittoputitonthepartitionwiththetype
"efi".ThiswillinstallGRUBwhichwillloadonceyoursystemstartsinthefuturewhichwillgive
youthechoiceofgoingwithUbuntu(orwhateverflavorisinstalled)orgoingtotheWindowsBoot
ManagerwhichwilltakeyoutoWindows8.
Iwouldalsorecommendreadingthefollowinglinkstogetadditionalinformationofsomeissues
andcausesinthisparticularpart:
"Installalongside"optionmissing.HowdoIinstallUbuntubesideWindowsusing"Something
Else"?
HowdoIinstallUbuntualongsideUEFIenabledWindows8?
Howtousemanualpartitioningduringinstallation?
REPAIRINGTHEBOOT
Afterfinishingtheinstallation,ifyouhappentohaveWindows8disabledfrombootinganditonly
bootstoUbuntu,donotworry.InUbuntuafteritboots,installBootRepairinUbuntubyopeninga
Terminalandtypingthefollowing:
sudoaddaptrepositoryppa:yannubuntu/bootrepair
sudoaptgetupdate
sudoaptgetinstallbootrepair
bootrepair

BootRepairwillmentionthatwehavesomeGRUBerror,thatwehaveanEFIsystemandthat
Ubunturocks.SinceUbunturocks(ItdoesnotworkifUbuntudoesnotrock!^^),justclickon
Applysobootrepairfixeseverything.NowrebootandyoushouldseeWindows8andUbuntu
sidebyside.
Forcaseswithrarebootingproblems,partitioningorusingoldharddrivesonnewermotherboard,
yoursolutionmightbecheckingoutFixParts whichsolvesmisalignedpartitionsandother
partitionedtypeproblems.
Ifyouareexperiencingoneofthefollowingissues:
LoosingDatawhencopyingfromUbuntutoWindows8aftershuttingdownWindows8
CannotaccessyourWindowspartitionsfromUbuntugettingaDiskcontainsanunclean
filesystem
ThisismostlikelythecauseofanoptioninWindows8calledFastStartupwhichbehaves
similartohibernationandkeepsasnapshotofthesystemsowhenyoubootup,itwillload
faster.Sinceitkeepsasnapshot,anythingyoucopyorchangeinWindows8fromUbuntu
afterdoingthefakeshutdownwillbelost(ApartfromotherissuesfoundHERE).
ThesolutioninWindows8istogoto:
ControlPanel>PowerOptions>Choosewhatthepowerbuttondoes
Inhereclickon"Changesettingsthatarecurrentlyunavailable"whereyoushouldsee
somethinglikethis:

Unchecktheoptionthatsays"Turnonfaststartup".Youalsoneedtodisablehibernation.
Youcantothiswiththiscommand(youneedtobeinaconsolewithadminrights):
powercfg.exehoff

ThisshouldremovethehibernationfileandenablepartitiontobemountedinUbuntu.
Ademonstrationvideoisnowavailableonthisissue.WecaninstallUbuntu12.04.2(64bit
versions)onwardswithSecureBootenabled.ButweneedtodisabletheSecureBootafterthe
BootRepairstep.
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3 @LuisAlvaradoI'veinstalledubuntuonmybrother'slaptop,mylaptopandmydesktop,allwithwindows8
preinstalled.Youmightwanttoupdateyouranswer,asit'squiteeasytoinstallubuntuoverwindows.See:
Ubuntu14.04singlebootwithUEFIIrealizeyouranswerisquiteold,butsinceyouranswerqualityis
alwaysveryhigh,peoplearebeingreferredtoyouranswerhere.HellreaverDec20'14at21:18

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alwaysveryhigh,peoplearebeingreferredtoyouranswerhere.HellreaverDec20'14at21:18
@Hellreaverexcellentanswerandthanksforthecomment,butupto14.10,therearestillspecificcases
wherethisquestionstillisrelevant.IREALLYwishyouranswerwouldbeTHEONE,sincethatwouldsave
mealotofhassle.BTW+1fortheanswerandlettingmeknowanotherUbuntuuserisplayingaroundwith
thewholeWindows8issues.Greatwork.LuisAlvarado Dec21'14at3:43
Noproblem,andweallwishmicrosoftwouldstopforcingstuffontheirconsumers.Thankyouforthe+1,it
helpsquiteabit.HellreaverDec21'14at4:05
2 Niceguide,butUEFIisntnew.Win8didnt"make"UEFI.UEFIhasbeenoncomputerssinceatleast2007,
EFIisolder...aXeptFeb15'15at20:25
2 @PacerierHifriend,Iupdatedthewordingtheretonotconfuseotherusersasyoupointedoutsowelland
alsodidanupdaterelatedto15.04.Thankyouverymuch.LuisAlvarado Apr27'15at4:00

Wubidoesn'tworkonnewercomputerswithUEFI(seebugreporthttp://pad.lv/694242).Ifyou
boughtacomputerwithWindows8preinstalleditisalmostcertainlyusingUEFI(sincethisis
requiredforSecurebootandallOEMWindows8computersaresupposedtobesecureboot).
WubiusesGrub4dostolocatetheGrub2wubildrfile.ThereisnosupportforGPTdisksbuiltinto
Grub4dos(andUEFIusesGPTdisksunlessit'sbootinginhybridmode).Inaddition,withSecure
Boot,it'snotpossiblejusttoaddnewbootentriesasbefore.
So,whatyouneedtodoisanormaldualboot.Ifyouhavesecureboot(likely)thenyouneedthe
64bitUbuntu.
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IhavedownloadedISOofUbuntu12.0464bit.ThenIusedNerotoburnitontheCD.AfterthatIrebooted
computer(CDwasin)anditaskedmeforwhichOSwouldIliketouse.IchoseUbuntuandthesameerror
asbeforeappeared...WhatdidIwrong? MichaTabor Nov26'12at18:43
3 YouhavetotellthecomputertobootfromCD.Itignoreditandbootedfromtheharddrive.ThatUbuntu
entryisleftoverfromtheWubiinstall(whichyoushouldremovefromControlPanel,AddorRemove
progams,thendoubleclickon Ubuntu ).PShavealookatthislink:help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
bcbc Nov26'12at19:27
UbuntudidnotsupportSecureBootwhen12.04wasreleased.ThatcamewithUbuntu12.04.2LTSand
Ubuntu12.10.JoErlendSchinstadAug28'13at17:02
@JoErlendSchinstadyou'reright.MyanswerwasspecificallyconcerningWubi(atthetimeIknewlittle
moreaboutUEFI),hencemylinktothecommunitydocs.Iwasn'tattemptingtodescribehowtoinstallwith
UEFIwhichisstillnotexactlystraightforwardbasedontheadventuresdescribedhere:
ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1769482(andcaseinpoint,anunofficial,unsupported,bootrepairapp
isrequiredinmanycasestogetittoworkdespiterequeststhisapphasnotbeeneitheracceptedintothe
officialrepos,ormaderedundantbyimprovingtheinstallprocess).bcbc Aug28'13at18:12

Ifyourcomputercomespreinstalledwith64bitWindows8thenyouneedtobootubuntuusing
thesecurebootoption.Inotherwords,whenyouareatthebootmenu,choosetobootthedrive
asasecuredevice.Thenyoucaninstallubuntu.Mostlikely,afteryouinstall,you'llhaveto
rebootafterinstallusingthediskandthendoabootrepair.
Theotheroptionisyoucanbootthedrivenormally,doanormalinstall,andthenstillrebootafter
installanddoabootrepair.ThiswastheoptionIendedupdoing.
Ubuntu12.10doesagreatjobofresizingthewindowspartitionandinstallingitselfalongside
Win8.Forsomereason,Grubistheproblem.OnceIinstalled,IcouldbootintoUbuntuwithno
problemsbutcouldn'tgetintoWin8.RunningtherepairgotGrubfixedandtheneverything
workedsmoothlyafterthat.
Here'sagreatlinkthatwillprobablyhelpbecauseitdidhelpme:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
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3 soyoudidntcreateapartitionbeforeyouinstalled?theinstallertookcareofthatforyou?Richlewis Mar
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1 Correct.Itwasallpartoftheprocess.JasonShultz Apr4'13at21:54

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YoucandothesameasyoucouldinWindows7,althoughI'mnotsureI'drecommenditusing
thegraphicalbootmenu(reasonintheend).
Somethingsfirst:
TheusualsetupforpeoplewhohavedualbootconfigurationswithLinuxbeingoneoftheOSs
thatthemachinehasinstalledistohaveaLinuxbootloaderbydefault,andthereaddanentryfor
theWindowsOS.WhatthatdoesistoloadtheLinuxbootloaderandifyouwanttoloadWindows
itchainloadsintotheWindowsbootloaderwhichthenbootsWindows.
Sinceusuallythere'sonlyoneWindowsinstalledthemenuselectoroftheWindowsbootloader
neverappearsgivingtheimpressionthattheentryyouaddedintheLinuxbootloaderactually
loadsWindows.
Theoppositeispossibletoo,althoughnotcommonamongLinuxusers.Forinstance,mymain
bootloaderistheonefromWindowswhichthenchainloadsintoaLinuxonetobootLinuxIhave
configuredtheLinuxonetobemostlyinvisibleandloadrightawaythough.
HowtoaddaLinuxentryintheWindowsbootloader:
Itreallydependsonwhatyouinstallfirstandwhatlater,I'msuretherearesomeguidesaround
theinternettoexplainadetailedprocedureonhowtosetupadual+bootenvironment.SoI'lljust
gothrough2differentsetups:
WhenyouinstallWindowsfirst:Inthiscasewhenyou'reinstallingyourLinuxdistribution,ifit
allowsyoutoinstallthebootloaderinapartitiondirectlyinsteadofintheMBRoftheharddrivedo
so.Afterrestartyou'llfindthatyou'rebootingWindowsjustlikeLinuxwasnotinstalledatall,after
thatfollowthescenarioinwhichLinuxwasinstalledfirstdescribedbelow.
IfyoucanonlyinstallthebootloaderintheMBRoftheharddriveaftertherebootyou'llseea
Linuxbootloader(Syslinux,GRUB,younameit),choosetheWindowsentrythereandbootinto
Windows.
Now,IliketouseEasyBCD(freeforpersonalusage)todealwiththeWindowsbootloader,but
anythingthatIdowithitcanbeaccomplishedwithoutwiththeproperbcdboot,bcdedit,etc.
commands.
1. OpenEasyBCDandgotothe"AddNewEntry"sectionandthe"Linux/BSD"tab.
2. SelectthebootloaderyouhaveforyourLinuxdistribution.IncaseofGRUB2there'san
autoselectmodewhichwillselecttheappropriatepartitionforyou,forSyslinuxforexample
youhavetocompulsoryselectthepartitionwhereitisinstalled.
3. Nametheentry,thenameyouputthereistheonethatwillappearintheWindows
bootloader.
4. Selectthepartitionwhereyourbootloaderresidesorautoselectifthatoptionispossible.In
theendyoushouldendupwithsomethinglikethis:

5. Clickin"Addentry"andyou'llreceivetheresultinthebottomleftpartoftheprogram:

6. NowyouhavetorestoretheWindowsbootloaderasthedefaultone,forthatgotothe"BCD
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6. NowyouhavetorestoretheWindowsbootloaderasthedefaultone,forthatgotothe"BCD
Deployment"section,thereselecttowritetheVista/7bootloaderintheMBR(whichbythe
wayisthesameasforWindows8):

7. Afterthatyou'reallset,you'llreceiveasimilarconfirmationasbefore.Whenbootingupyou'll
seethebootmenupromptingyoutoselectoneofthem:

WhenyouinstallLinuxfirst:Inthiscaseyoudon'thavetorestoretheMBR(MasterBoot
Record,tellswhattoexecutenextgrossomodo)asWindowsinstallationwilloverwriteany
previousvaluethere.
NOTE:withUEFIandGPTdisksthismaybedifferentthough,butIhavenowayoftryingit
out.
WhyI'mnotsureI'drecommenddoingthisusingthenewgraphicalbootmenuinWindows8:
Essentiallybecausethewayitworksisdifferentthanwiththetextualmenu(defaultforWindows
7).InWindows7(orVista)you'refirstpresentedwiththebootmenuandthenitstartstoload
whateveryouchooseto,inthenewgraphicalmenuitfirstloadssomestuff(=takestime)and
thenpresentsyouwiththebootmenu.Ifyoudon'tselecttoloadWindows8,itrebootsthe
machineandstartstoloadwhateveryouselectedwhichinthiscaseistheLinuxbootloader.
IfindwaitingtoloadsomestuffjusttodiscarditandrebootunnecessaryifIjustwanttoboot
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Linux,oranyotherOSinthismanner.
Anyway,therearedifferentwaystousethetextualbootmenuinsteadinWindows8,ifyou're
interestedcheckthisanswerout.
Sourcefrom:Xandy
answeredMar3'13at21:34

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2 Inormallyavoideasybcd.Withnoexperience,onecaneasilymessuptheiruefibootingcomputer.
HellreaverDec21'14at4:08
@DeeJaVu,Idon'tseethe"success"messageyouseeinstep5.Insteaditshowsnothing,justblankas
perusual.IsthisduetomebeingGPT/UEFI?PacerierApr27'15at0:52

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ToinstallUbuntualongsideWindows8(withUEFI,GPTsupportornot)isasimpleornotso
simpletask,dependingonyourcomputer'sspecifications.Manythingshavebeensaidinthis
answersandsomeofthemareobsolete,asHellreavernoticed.Becauseeverynewquestion
aboutthistopicisredirectedhere,Ifeelobligatedtorespond.NowIamnotaprogrammer,soifI
candoit,youcandoit.
Theremightbealittledifferencebetweendesktopandlaptopcomputers,henceIwillexplainfirst
forthedesktop(easier)version.
ManyformsofUEFIareoutthereandeverymanufacturerhasitsownsolution.Forexample,I
useLenovoY580laptopanditdoesn'thaveanoptiontobootfromaDVD.SoIwillpresenta
universalsolution(andthefastestone)installUbuntufromUSB.Toproperlymakeabootable
USByouneedtodownloadRUFUS.DonotuseWubi(norUNetbootin...)becausetomy
knowledge,atthepresenttime,theydonotsupportallthesetechnologies(UEFI,GPT...),sothe
onlyoptionthatIknowofandhavetestedsuccessfullyisRufus.Itisasimpleandeffective
program.IncaseyouarewonderingwhetheryouhaveGPTpartitiontableorMBR,youcan
checkthisbyopeningWindowsDiskManagement,rightclickonDisk0andselect
properties/volumestab/partitionstyle.
AsforotherUEFIoptions,asLuisAlvaradomentioned,youmightwanttotryinstallingUbuntu
withSecurebootenabled.Ifbootfailsthendisableit.Youshouldalsodisablefastboot(if
available)andenableUSBbootaswell.IfeverythingelsefailsthenyoushouldinstallUbuntuin
Legacymode.Afterwards,useBootRepairtooltoadjustGrub2(itisanautomatedprocess).
ThenyoucanbootbothOSfromthesameUEFImode.
Forsomereason(probablyabug)myUEFIdoesn'trecognizethebootableUSBatfirstentrance,
soIhavetoboottwiceintoUEFItochangethebootdeviceorder.
AsfortheinstallationofUbuntuitself,ifyouarenewtothisprocedure,takemyadviceandyou
shouldseesomeexplanatoryvideo,foritisreportedthatsomepeoplehadsomeissueswhenit
comestoselectingtheinstallationtype.Ofcourse,ifyouwantWindowsalongsideUbuntu,you
shouldchoosethe"Somethingelse"option,it'sthelastonenotthefirst,asshownonthe
screenshot!

ThenselectthepartitionforUbuntu(whethertochoosesda1,sda2,sdb1,sdb2...).Theinterface
isdifferentfromWindowsinstallation.Thereisagoodpostexplainingthismatter,butreaditwhole
especiallytheOEMchapter.Youmustknowwhyitisbettertohaveseparaterootandhome
partitions,doyouneedswapareaconcerningSSDdrives,etc.

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NowLuisAlvaradoalreadymentionedthatyoushouldhavefreespace,foryourUbuntupartition,
formedandreadybeforeyoustarttheUbuntuinstallation.Itisforthebest,andyoucaneasilydo
itfromWindows"DiskManagement".Notethatthispartitionmustbeanactivetypepartition.
Thisisthepointwherelaptopusersshouldpayattention.MylaptopcamewithWindows8
preinstalledandwiththesoftwareoptionforbackitup.Soithasakeyboardbuttonnearthe
powerbutton,tobackup/restoreWindowsincasesomethinggoeswrong.Idon'tbelieveyoucan
repartitionyourharddrive(changeitssize)andnottomessupyourbackupsoftware.Apparently
itwillaltertheIDoftheRecoverypartition.That'swhyIrecommendeithertocontactyour
manufacturerhowtobackituponDVDoryoucansimplycloneitwithClonezillaliveCD/USB.
It'snoproblem,obviously,ifyouhavetwoharddrives,forexample,anSSDandanHDD.
BeforeinstallingUbuntuyoushouldreallytryitfirst.ItisimportanttoknowwhetherUbuntu's
currentkernelsupportsallofyourhardware.
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VRR

Ithoughtyou'dbeinterestedinreadingthisrecentanswerbecauseofyourrecommendationtouseRufus.
InhisanswerRodSmithwrites:ToolslikePenDriveLinuxandUnetbootinworkbycopyingfilestothe
targetmedium.MostsuchtoolswerewrittenbeforeEFIbecamecommon,andolderversionsdon'tcreate
therightEFIbootfiles.Evensomenewerversionsrequireactivatingspecialoptionsthataren'tsetby
defaulttocreateanEFIbootableimage.karelMar15'15at17:19
PenDriveLinuxisanalternativenamefortheUniversalUSBInstallerapplicationthatisrecommendedon
theofficialUbuntuwebsite.UniversalUSBInstallerhastheadvantageoverUNetbootinthatitcanbe
installedinWindows8.karelMar15'15at17:24
1 ThanksforyourcommentsKarelandYes,IamwellawarethatUniversalUSBInstallerisrecommended.
ThatisjustoneofthereasonsIamwritingthispost.Ihavejustdownloadedthelatestversionofthe
applicationanditjustdoesn'tgetalongwithmyUEFI.Sure,youcanmakeabootableUSBdriveinmany
ways,ifyouareaprogrammer.ThereareseveralreasonsIinsistonRufus,becauseitis:GNUGPL
licensed,frequentlyupdated,GUIbasedsoanyonecanuseit,supportsUEFI/BIOSGPT/MBRFAT32,
simpleandnotmuchcangowrong,easytouseandforthemainreason....itworks.VRRMar16'15at
17:55

1. CreateaLiveDVDorLiveUSBofUbuntu(>=12.04.2)64bitONLY.
2. InyourBIOS,disableQuickBoot/FastBootandIntelSmartResponseTechnology(SRT).If
youhaveWindows8,alsodisableFastStartup.
3. BootyourPCusingtheLiveDVDorLiveUSBandchoose"TryUbuntu".IfyougetaSecure
bootorsignatureerror,youmaywishtodisableSecureBoot,thenretrytobootthedisk.
4. InstallUbuntufromtheLiveCD/DVDorLiveUSBintheusualmanner,thenrebootthePC.
5. IfthePCdoesnotloadUbuntu(butinsteadloadsWindows,forexample,asinBug
#1050940),oriftheWindowsentryintheGRUB2menudoesnotbootWindows(seeBug
#1024383),bootyourPCusingtheLiveCD/DVDorLiveUSBandchoose"TryUbuntu"
onceagain.Whenthelivesessionhasloaded,runBootRepair(seelinkfordetails).When
BootRepairloads,clickonthe"Recommendedrepair"button,andwriteonapapertheURL
(paste.ubuntu.com/XXXXXX/)thatwillappear.Thenrebootthepc.
6. Thisshouldfixmostbootproblems.Ifthisdoesnotfixyourbootproblems,pleasecreatea
newthreadinthisforum,describingyourproblemandindicatingtheURLyouwroteinthe
previousstep.
Source:Liftedwordforwordfromthiswiki.
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joon

thisdidnotworkforme.pleaseseeaskubuntu.com/q/451710/59618psychok7Apr20'14at23:54
AfterhoursoffiddlingwithalltypesofconfigurationsandsettingsImadeanewUbuntuLiveUSBona2Gb
Flashdrive(insteadofthe16GbonethatIstartedwith)andeverythingworked100%usingalloftheoriginal
settingsthatIstartedwith.Notsureexactlywhy,butitworkedjustthoughtI'dmentionithere.
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WhenIinstalledUbuntu,theinstallationmediadidn'trecognizeWindows8.Iselected"Something
else"optionfrominstallationmenuandtheninstalleditonadiscfreespace.Afterrebootingmy
PC,GRUBdidrecognizeWindows.Noproblems.Maybeitwillbehelpfulforsomeonehaving
thisissue.
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Danilo

I'mnotsureifthisworks,butformycase,mylaptophas2harddiskslot.Itcamewith1hard
diskwithWindows8preinstalled.Anotherharddiskisfrommybustedoldlaptop,andIjustplug
itin.Surprisingly,IcanboottoWindows8andUbuntu12.04LTSnonUEFI(ofcourseIneedto
enableUEFIifIwanttouseWindowsanddisableifIwanttouseUbuntu).
Nowmyquestionisthis:IsitpossibletoinstallednonUEFIUbuntuinthesamepartitionas
Windows8,andbootitbydisabletheUEFIbootoption?Ifthatispossible,maybewecan
temporaryusethismethoduntilourgrubaremorestabletohandleUEFIboot.Bytheway,
currentlymyconfigurationondualbootislikethis.
Anotherwaythough,istobuyoneexternalharddiskandinstallUbuntuinthatexternalharddisk.
IattemptinstallUbuntuontheexternalharddiskandIcansayquitesuccess.Icanboot
Windows8withUEFIbootoption,andIcanbootexternalharddiskbychangingthesettingsof
theBIOS.OfcoursethisisdoneusingUbuntu12.04LTS(nonUEFI).
Anyway,inconclusion,forthemeantime,avoidinstallUbuntualongsidewithWindows8,asitis
notverystable.Isuggestusingexternalharddisk(orifyourgiantlaptophas2harddiskslot,use
secondaryharddisk)forUbuntu.ThiswillsomehowavoidpotentialOSdamagecausedbyM$
UEFIbootoption.
answeredMay14'14at3:45

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user220402

Ihadsometroubledocumentedhere.
ThesolutionwhichIchosefornowwastoinstallUbuntuinBIOSmodeandleaveWindows8in
UEFI.I'mnotsureifthisrepresentsaproblem,sinceintheUbuntucommunityitissaidthatboth
systemsneedtobeinthesameformat,butIcouldgetbothsystemsworking.
Theonlyproblem(moreanannoyance)isthateverytimeIwanttochangesystemIneedtogoto
theBIOSsetupandenableordisableUEFI.
IcouldconverttheUbuntuBIOStoUbuntuUEFIusingthis ,butduringtheinstallationofUbuntuI
neededtocreateaBootableBIOS...don'tknowwhatwouldbeofthat,soIpreferrednottoplay
withit.
Hopethiscangetsomeonegoingandifyouhaveanysuggestionforme,letmeknow.Thanks!
answeredMar5'14at2:12

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marcelocra

So,itispossibletoinstallUbuntuinwhattheycall'LegacyMode'inWindowspartition(orinsameharddisk
asWindows)?Ifthisispossible,wecancreateaworkaroundfornewbiestoinstallanduseUbuntuOS.I'm
using2harddiskforthemeantime.user220402May14'14at3:51
IndeedImanagedtoinstallinLegacyModealongwithmyWindows,butIreaditisnottherecommended
way.IhadproblemswithsystemtimewhenswitchingtheOSesandalsoitwasapainintheneckneeding
togotosetupeverytimeIwantedtochangeOSes.Wouldrecommendthatyoufigureouthowtoinstallit
properlyordependingonhowyouplantouseUbuntu,tryVirtualBoxorVagrant.marcelocraMay15'14at
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WithPackardBellEasyNoteTEwasimpossibletodisableSecureBootunlessweseta
passwordintheBios.Oncewesetupapassword,wecouldchangetheSecureBootvalueto
false!
answeredJul30'15at16:41

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chelder

1 Thisdoesnotprovideananswertothequestion.Tocritiqueorrequestclarificationfromanauthor,leavea
commentbelowtheirpost.FromReviewDavidFoerster18hoursago
@DavidFoerster,wehavespenthourstryingtofindouthowtoinstallitinthisspecificlaptop.Wedidnot
findanythingusefulontheInternet.Thisweirdtrickcansavehourstoanybodywhoislookingforhowto
installUbuntuonaPreInstalledWindowswithUEFIinthisspecificlaptop.chelder14hoursago
That'sgreat,butitstilldoesn'tanswerthequestionathandonlyafractionofitwithsomeparticular
hardwaresetup.Ifyouwanttoshareyourfindings,pleaseaskanewquestion(e.g.HowdoIdisableUEFI
SecureBootandinstallUbuntuonaPackardBellEasyNoteTE?),answerityourselfandlinkthisquestion
tomaketheconnectionapparent.DavidFoerster13hoursago
OK.Feelfreetodoitforme,ordeletetheanswerifyouprefer.FormebothareOK.chelder11hours
ago

IfyouarenewtoLinux,IwouldhighlyrecommendupgradingpreinstalledversionofWindowsto
currentfirst.
IhadWindows8+Ubuntudualbootlaptop.WhenMicrosoftforcedmetoupgradeWindows8to
8.1IlostdualbootUEFIGRUBloaderandsticktoWindowsforwhile.Luckily Imanagedto
repairitfromWindowswhenIinstalledUbuntuforsecondtime.AsapotentialnewLinuxuser
youwouldn'tliketorisklossofWindowsduringinstallation,soIrecommendtolookatpage
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumimultibootusbcreatorandinstallLiveUSBCreator.Thatway
youcouldrunUbuntuLiveandthendecideifyoulikeit.LuisAlvaradogavethoroughdescription,
soifyoufinallydecidetoinstallfollowhisadviceandreadothersites.
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protectedbyCommunity Jan22'13at19:57
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