Hello, does anybody have a full guide how to install ubuntu dual boot on Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57 504Y

Hi, as stated in my question, i have this nitro 5 laptop and i want to dual boot windows and ubuntu, windows 11 comes pre-installed, i have read some posts on the forum and there's something with the ACHI- RST mode, secure boot, etc. but i don't know the exact steps.
I have 2 different drives, i want to install linux on the second drive not the one where windows is installed.

I tried following this guide but i can't find how to disable fast startup and captures seems from windows 10:

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/663384/provide-step-by-step-method-to-install-linux-ubuntu-on-acer-nitro-5-an515-57

If this question is already solved in other post, i apologize and i will be grateful if you show me the link to the correct post.

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leonaip

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/680488/hello-does-anybody-have-a-full-guide-how-to-install-ubuntu-dual-boot-on-acer-nitro-5-an515-57-504y

prepare a blank usb flash drive and use rufus to download ubuntu or burn ubuntu to the usb flash drive

insert the usb flash drive then enter BIOS then enable the F12 boot menu option

make the usb flash drive as the first boot priority then the second drive as the second boot priority then exit saving changes and the laptop restarts and wait

if nothing happens, press F12 while the laptop restarts

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StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/680488/hello-does-anybody-have-a-full-guide-how-to-install-ubuntu-dual-boot-on-acer-nitro-5-an515-57-504y

There are allot of guides on how to do this, use this guide here “How To Dual Boot Linux and Windows 11”as its a simple process

leonaip

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/680488/hello-does-anybody-have-a-full-guide-how-to-install-ubuntu-dual-boot-on-acer-nitro-5-an515-57-504y

prepare a blank usb flash drive and use rufus to download ubuntu or burn ubuntu to the usb flash drive

insert the usb flash drive then enter BIOS then enable the F12 boot menu option

make the usb flash drive as the first boot priority then the second drive as the second boot priority then exit saving changes and the laptop restarts and wait

if nothing happens, press F12 while the laptop restarts

DanGuevara

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1184726#Comment_1184726

Thanks i did exactly that and ubuntu installed automatically in dual boot with grub bootloader 0 problemas so far

leonaip

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1185652#Comment_1185652

very nice mate, congrats 😉

henman

If your installing Ubuntu join the forum including whatever version or distro of Linux you use. They have helped me out numerous times including with dealing with drivers and I have most of my hardware on dual boot simply because it is older hardware that cannot handle the latest versions of Windows and my Acer Aspire One AO533 falls perfectly into this category. I purchased it with Windows 7 Starter Edition and it could barely handle that. Currently it is running on Windows 10 Pro🤣 which with everything not needed, disabled or removed and dual boot with Q4OS Trinity 32 bit. Plasma is too demanding for an Atom N455 and 2gb of RAM and Trinity 32 minimum requirements for it are PIII 300 and a GB or less of RAM.

Ubuntu or Ubuntu Lite was slower than Windows 7. Or 10 and Linux Mint was a bit faster but I find Q4OS Trinity 32 the fastest so far.

Yes you can install Linux but some versions definitely run faster so look at the minimum requirements as well.

It is also easier to install Windows first and then install Linux because Windows doesn't like Linux and will mess with your bootloader so install it first. Many distros automatically set up your boot loader and you are greeted with a boot loader after installation.

dmtx

Just a warning. A Windows update can change, or even in a rare case damage, the linux boot (GRUB) process. I have had my linux partition damaged. So keep good backups of your linux HOME just in case.

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