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sunfizz98

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Install Win8 alongside Linux

So I'm in a bit of a pickle. I have a dual boot of win7 and debian. I'm going to wipe the win7 partition and install win8, but I don't want to lose the grub along with the debian boot.  I'm sure there is a way to do this, but it has been a long time since I have done this.

What's the easiest way to do this without reinstalling linux?

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stolid

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Registered: 2012-09-06

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Re: Install Win8 alongside Linux

Install Windows 8, then install GRUB from a live cd to get your dual boot option back.

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sunfizz98

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Re: Install Win8 alongside Linux

as in "apt-get install grub"?

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VastOne

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Re: Install Win8 alongside Linux

^ From the livecd you will need to mount it and then install it:

mount /dev/sda /mnt
sudo grub-install /dev/sda --force --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda

Provided sda is where you want it to be...

or

mount /dev/sdax /mnt
sudo grub-install /dev/sdax --force --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sdax

Where x can be sda1, sda2,sda3 etc etc

Last edited by VastOne (2012-10-31 17:25:14)

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