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  1. Ghnmik

    Ubuntu install alongside current os option not available

    @Alexzee tried to shrink the drive and install it in the new free space but Ubuntu wouldn't boot from it maybe i did something wrong while installing ubuntu or shrinking the drive. @wizardfromoz thanks and sane to you 1 windows 10 pro version 1909 2 I think that while preparing to dual boot...
  2. Ghnmik

    changing ubuntu20 to ubuntu16

    the processor is 1.6 GHz, 2GB ram 32GB eMMC not my main machine but just using it to try out different distros of Linux got it on sale €50 so it is handy for making mistakes on to learn from (not my main machine so doesn't really matter if nothing can be done. :)
  3. Ghnmik

    changing ubuntu20 to ubuntu16

    @f33dm3bits I always thought about using a virtual machine on windows for Linux never occurred to me to use a virtual machine for windows on Linux thanks
  4. Ghnmik

    Ubuntu install alongside current os option not available

    @captain-sensible I'm not sure ( in fact it's most probable that he did save it as docx) but just don't want to overwrite the current os I would prefer to install alongside. There are just too many things on windows that I'm just not ready to give up. ( though for the life of me I can't think...
  5. Ghnmik

    changing ubuntu20 to ubuntu16

    @f33dm3bits it's not that I just haven't had a chance to explore using a virtual machine. I have VM virtualbox downloaded, do you know can I save files and return to them later and do files have persistence. Thanks for the advice
  6. Ghnmik

    Ubuntu install alongside current os option not available

    thanks for quick responses @captain-sensible one of my classmates tried that but when the lecturer opened the document in word the formatting was all over the place. thanks
  7. Ghnmik

    changing ubuntu20 to ubuntu16

    Hi all I have a cheap laptop that has a small memory so I installed ubuntu onto it it's not dual booted, But one of my course classes works off of ubuntu 16 there is a work around to make the subject work but as this is one of six classes if I could change ubuntu20 to ubuntu16 but the laptop is...
  8. Ghnmik

    Ubuntu install alongside current os option not available

    Hi first time posting I need to install ubuntu 16 onto my machine for a college module but when I go to install from usb the option to install alongside windows is not available. any help would be much appreciated. I need Windows as my lecturers will only accept assignments done in MS Word...
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