dual boot windows 11 and linux

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• Dec 9, 2024

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Hello, I currently have Windows 11 and Windows 10 installed on my only physical disk, I have two partitions for two operating systems, I want to create a third partition and install Linux on it, I also don’t have a flash drive, how can I install it correctly?

 

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• Dec 9, 2024

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You will need some sort of a Boot Device . Do you have a DVD That you can burn an ISO to?

 

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• Dec 9, 2024

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Josey Wales said:

You will need some sort of a Boot Device . Do you have a DVD That you can burn an ISO to?

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I have only my android phone if it can be used, and I thought maybe there is some way to use another disk partition as a bootloader if that is possible

 

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• Dec 9, 2024

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Probably a good idea to buy a flash drive to use to put the Linux installer onto. Should be pretty cheap for an 8GB or 16GB USB key.

 

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