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Installing Linux from a running Windows system, without need for a live USB.
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Just Imagine: Installing Linux from a running Windows system, without need for a live USB.

Install Linux from a running Windows system, without need for a live USB.

Meet Tunic ...

What Tunic Does:
-Validates your system meets Tunic requirements.
-Asks all questions at beginning (so you don't have to babysit the install).
-Offers full disk overwrite or dual boot arrangement.
-If dual boot, shrink C: volume to make space for Linux.
-Provides tools to assist with freeing up space for Linux.
-Disables Windows fast start.
Provides Linux Mint, Ubuntu and most official Ubuntu flavors.
-Downloads the Linux .iso file for you.
-Installs Grub with Secure Boot support.
-Calculates Linux equivalent values for your Windows locale and user account.
-Reboots and runs the Ubiquity installer, automated, (fully in RAM with mounts to the iso removed).
-If custom install type choosen, will provide Ubuntu's Ubiquity disk partiton GUI.
Reboots into your final installed Linux!

You can get repo here

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Install Linux from a running Windows system, without need for a live USB.

Tunic

Install Linux over or alongside an existing Windows install, straight from Windows without requiring to boot from external media like a flash drive or making BIOS configuration changes.

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What Tunic Does

  • Validates your system meets Tunic requirements.
  • Asks all questions at beginning (so you don't have to babysit the install).
  • Offers full disk overwrite or dual boot arrangement.
  • If dual boot, shrink C: volume to make space for Linux.
  • Provides tools to assist with freeing up space for Linux.
  • Disables Windows fast start.
  • Provides Linux Mint, Ubuntu and most official Ubuntu flavors.
  • Downloads the Linux .iso file for you.
  • Installs Grub with Secure Boot support.
  • Calculates Linux equivalent values for your Windows locale and user account.
  • Reboots and runs the Ubiquity installer, automated, (fully in RAM with mounts to the iso removed).
  • If custom install type choosen, will provide Ubuntu's Ubiquity disk partiton GUI.
  • Reboots into your final installed…
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