Installing linux/133/en
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If you wish to keep using the windows bootloader you can try this:
- Turn off Windows Fast Boot http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6320-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-8-a.html
- Shrink the main Windows 8.1 partition. Windows expects a certain partition scheme https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824839.aspx so this can be a bit tricky http://forum.linuxbsdos.com/topic/151/how-to-resize-or-shrink-a-gpt-partitioned-c-drive-in-windows-8 Give Debian between 10G and 100 GB of space.
- Shut off Secure Boot and Fast Boot in the UEFI.
- Download your debian iso and put it on some media as described above.
- Insert your install media and install debian in the space you created. At the partitioning step make notes on what partitions are labeled what (/dev/sdx).
- At the end of installing debian, you can set the installer to install GRUB in the EFI System Partition of Windows 8.1.
Alternatively turn UEFI off (use Legacy) and set the installer to put the GRUB bootloader (that will have an entry for windows) on a linux partition.