so uh how to like remove windows from partition dual boot?

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btw this is highly specific towards me, not intended as a guide

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first make sure fast startup is off (NOT A BIOS THING)

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what is that?

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then, boot Mint from usb

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wait i meant like i have linux on already

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⁠#1193345280733622272 message << Link to Turning off Fast Startup, and the dual-boot reference videos.

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i just want to get rid of windows so that linux has more space

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i know. still...

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k my bad

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cant resize while it's running

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wait if its control panel, do i have to go back to windows?

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yes

can u?

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i can

its just like kinda slow

alright i guess ill check if bios method is doable and if not, ill go to windows

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well to be safe and proper

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wait

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u still have to do it from windows, even method 2

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there is no bios method

alright it gonna take a while, im gonna like not respond for like 5 mins, can you put rest of steps?

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ofc not, cuz fast startup IS NOT A BIOS THING

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yeah i figured that out

alright restarting now.

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Then once that's done, see #1340832236630573187 message

do NOT delete the efi partition, nor any linux one ofc

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alright

im done with the fast startup thingy

okay so uh

didn't use a usb stick to install linux

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gotta either PXE boot off network then using iVentoy, or make a bootable USB

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no idea what first sentence means so ill search on firefox

uh so i install iventoy on windows even if i didnt use it to like install linux?

uh hey?

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no

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sorry for being a novice

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for LAN-boot, u'd need a second computer, and router

then the other computer hosts iVentoy and an ISO file of linux mint

this computer boots from BIOS > LAN PXE , discovers the service, and prompts you to boot the listed ISO it finds

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uh router?

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if that's too complicated, then use a USB stick

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its complicated but i dont have a usb stick

if there are any complications with like how i innitially installed it, like i kinda used this method -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUl4aayKUXM

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well u can't do much now

either delete the Windows NTFS partition using the DISKS application in linux, and assign it a new volume

u cannot merge or move stuff around this way

open DISKS app and show pic of the hard drive

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oh so like that extra storage is just gonna be like useless?

you said it can't merge

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can assign it as a new volume

so it will show in file manager as another drive

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okay i guess ill try that

gonna take another minute or two

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@jagged terrace when ready

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uh pic or ss?

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partitions 1 , 3, 4, and 6 can go bye

but dont do anything yet

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k so no deleting yet.

also idk which one is my windows and which one is my linux

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i just listed the ones that pertain to Windows

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oh

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but run this in a MAXIMIZED terminal

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is this what you mean by maximized?

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lsblk -o name,fstype,size,partuuid,mountpoint ; efibootmgr

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ok i see it.

run sudo umount /dev/sda2

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then check this again . partition 2 should no longer carry the play icon

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okay

yep no longer there

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ok install gparted

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no idea what that is

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it's a partitioner program.

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do i use a command or is it on the web

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it's in the repos

sudo apt install gparted

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alright

done

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i noticed you have a CD drive. is it a CD Writer?

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no idea

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ok open gparted

then show it

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right click sda3 in the list

choose delete partition

same for sda4

and sda1

then show it

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ok click the apply checkmark

tell me when done

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done

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right click sda2 and choose move

in the free space PRECEDING field, put 1 (MiB) then press tab

then the 'move' button . then show main window before applying

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okay hold on

what is the free space

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no

u see the field highlighted there. put 1 and press tab

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oh

1 and uh

anything with the new size?

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also dont fk with the size dammit

click CANCEL

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oh

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immediately

redo it like i said

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alright

its 100

.kinda assumed the black space was the bar on top

okay resize?

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yes but show main

after hitting the move/resize button

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right click sda5, and do 'move' put the SPACE PRECEDING field to 0 and press tab

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okay

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u didnt change the 'new size' field, i hope

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nah, but ill cancel just incase and redo

yep nah didnt change it

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ok hit the button then show

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i came to realize how much better screenshotting is with linux than with windows

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ok right click sda6, and choose 'delete'

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okay

done that

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u deleted sda6?

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yep

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ok hit the checkmark and wait a few minutes til done

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okay and that should be it?

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no.

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alright, so im gonna wait a few minutes, can i ping when im done?

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then u gotta do a test reboot and make sure this installed Mint properly boots

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oh

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keyword this

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what if it doesn't?

oh anyways its done

didn't take a few minutes

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reboot now

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okay

yippee it actually rebooted

buuut my linux still doesn't have the storage

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ok open Disks app

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okay

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does the play icon show on the 100 MB efi partition?

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good close that

look at this info. Boot current

and entry 0003 in the list

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uh im a novice, no idea what that is or what to do

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see its name?

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Ubuntu?

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Boot 0003 is boot current

and is named Ubuntu

what is brand of your computer?

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dell

yep its dell

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so just go to bios?

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no

reboot and hit F12 for boot menu

as soon as u see the Dell logo appear

then choose the entry named MINT

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okay

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and give it 2 minutes to load up the LIVE ISO to a desktop

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Wait here?

Uh

Been almost 2 min

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yes u hit enter on that or what?

get to the live desktop.

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Oh right

Uh

Wiped clean?

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hit the windows key

type gparted and run it up

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then show sda , the window of gparted. (take landscape photograph of the thing

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see the key next to sda5. means mounted n running. so dont touch

right click sda7, and choose 'move'

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Okay

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then drag the sizer from the middle FULLY LEFT

so it butts up against the small 2 partitions

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Uh

Do I drag the yellow box or the edge of the yellow

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i said in the middle of it

the yellow

dead center

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ok, drag jst its RIGHT EDGE all the way right

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hit the resize button n show main

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right click that last partition with the warning icon

and choose 'show information'

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ok close the info box

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And?

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click the green checkmark and wait

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what’s after

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then if it finishes without issue, just choose reboot from the start menu

it should boot back into sda7 , your actual install

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So basically just if it works go back to main install and pray it works?

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yup

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Alright ima go be right back for 10 or so mind

Minutes

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checked it?

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Okay my bad took a lot more than 10 minutes but checking right now

Good news, it boots up!

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mkay

then u should be done. check disks app

oh one last thing

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Oh

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not that

DISKS

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Should be done?

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i dont dare risk messing with that 'unknown' thing at the end

run efibootmgr

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It’s just 500 mb, not worth taking risks

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sudo efibootmgr -b 0000 -B

to remove the Windows Boot Manager entry

type accurately

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Wow

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done. u see the NIC entries?

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I misspelled 000 bruh

But thanks! Now I can get more OSU maps

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those would be a good option to LAN boot