Re: [libreoffice-users] need help off list on a Asus Win10/Ubuntu laptop

On 08/16/2017 04:45 PM, Luca Daghino @ Libero wrote:
> Il 14/08/2017 06:16, Tim-L--Elmira-NY ha scritto:
> > I am just MAD at my ASUS X751S laptop.
> >
> > Windows updated itself to a newer version of Windows 10.  That, 
> > again, dumped the GRUB system to be able to boot to Ubuntu-MATE 
> > 16.04LTS.  I have been trying to get it working for over 14 hours.
>
> Suggestion
> Virtualize windows and solve your problem :)

NO I cannot do that.  Wish I could.

If/When I need it to go to a warranty repair service, I have to give 
them a Windows password so these people can test it out before and after 
they do the work.  If there is only Ubuntu installed, then they will 
tell me it is Linux that is part of the trouble.

Same with Internet access companies - it is your router that the problem 
so you MUST use ours at $10 a month, even if their wifi range does not 
cover all of your apartment/house, let alone 10 floors down to the 
green-space under my window.

I gave the repair people the Win10 and Ubuntu passwords, but it came 
back with a lot of Windows changes - including the splash and background 
images messed with.  At least most of the data and Win10 packages 
remained the same.

Right now, if the hard drive is big enough, I give Windows 10 between a 
third to a forth of the total drive.  The rest goes to Ubuntu.  Right 
now on the ASUS laptop I gave Win10 about 200 GB of space and then gave 
the rest to Ubuntu.  40 GB partition for the "/" root folders and a few 
GB for the swap partition.  The rest goes for the "/home" partition.  
Hopefully, this will allow me to keep my data when I have to install 
Ubuntu from scratch again.

The laptop I am typing from has only 500 GB so I split it in two.  I 
need enough space to run some space hungry packages and its data that 
only works on Windows.  It does not work correctly installed on a 
Virtual Windows "box" or via WINE.  Most of this stuff is the Corel 
PaintShop package and the printing of labels directly onto CD. or DVD, 
media.

I decided, for now, not to install these packages onto the ASUS Windows 
partition till I fix all the issues.  I do not want to waste time and 
"hair" dealing with repeat installations of the Win10 partition and its 
software.

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