Now I am on Windows 10 but I want to use Ubuntu in dual boot mode. I have a disk named "Disk 0" and it's partition style is GPT. Can I do dual boot even if my disk partition style is not in MBR mode? Please help me brothers.
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2Yes, GPT is very fine. – Levente Feb 12 '21 at 15:38
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MBR is kind of frowned upon these days anyways, due to it being an old and less flexible standard. GPT is preferred. – Levente Feb 12 '21 at 15:40
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See also: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI Shows Windows screens https://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-10-with-uefi UEFI recommends gpt, Windows requires gpt for UEFI boot. Ubuntu will work with MBR, but really should not use MBR with UEFI as that often breaks a old Windows BIOS type install. – oldfred Feb 12 '21 at 19:09
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Does this answer your question? How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI? – karel Feb 13 '21 at 07:09
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No, I am not actually asked this. – Sofiullah Iqbal Kiron Feb 13 '21 at 10:34
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Yes you can. Make certain to defrag then use the disk management to free up space for new partitions. If you want swap then make a tiny about 8gb or leave it out entirely if SSD. It causes too much wear and the OSs like Ubuntu will detect and create a virtual disk for you for its use if necessary. The rest of the free space would be used for the OS install. You need to check your machine is set to boot only EFI by making sure the CSM compatibility is turned off in your firmware. Good luck on the install.