Install Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on Bitlocked Windows Computer

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Install Ubuntu Alongside to Windows

Prerequisite:

  • Write an ISO image to a memory stick:
    • Download Ubuntu MATE iso image
    • write to memory stick by means of Balena Etcher (see [1])
  • stick memory stick into machine where Ubuntu shall be installed.

My new Lenovo ThinkPad has been delivered with a Bitlocker-enscripted harddisk where a Windows is installed. Ubuntu is not able to resize the Windows partition in this case. Since I did not want to get rid of the Windows installation there is following way to go:

  • disable BitLocker (see [2])
    • log into Windows
    • Control Panel, System and Security, Bitlocker Drive Encryption
    • select 'turn off Bitlocker' etc.
  • restart so that BIOS menu can be opened:
    • Control Panel, System, Recovery: click 'Restart'-button
    • press 'Enter' on startup, (F12 did not work ?)
    • click 'USB HDD ...'
  • install Ubuntu
    • if Ubuntu is started from your memory stick it can be easily installed to your hard disk.
    • Did full installation along Windows as ~simple installation. The disadvantage is that the whole Ubuntu is installed on one partition, I had preferred home directory separated -> do later)
  • after installation check that from Ubuntu BootManager Windows and Ubuntu can be started. (On Windows first restart was a bit awkward...)


Further Installations

Connecting the NAS (maybe see [4] and [5])

  • create directories under /media
  • extend fstab by:
SynologyDS918:/volume1/Music     /media/SynologyDS918Music     nfs auto,defaults,user,nofail 0 0
SynologyDS918:/volume1/Pictures  /media/SynologyDS918Pictures  nfs auto,defaults,user,nofail 0 0
SynologyDS918:/volume1/Data      /media/SynologyDS918Data      nfs auto,defaults,user,nofail 0 0
SynologyDS918:/volume1/Backups   /media/SynologyDS918Backups   nfs auto,defaults,user,nofail 0 0

//N3200/music         /media/N3200Music       cifs    username=***,password=***,noperm,iocharset=utf8,vers=1.0        0       0
//N3200/photos        /media/N3200Photos      cifs    username=***,password=***,noperm,iocharset=utf8,vers=1.0        0       0
//N3200/nfsshare      /media/N3200Backup      cifs    username=***,password=***,noperm,iocharset=utf8,vers=1.0        0       0
//N3200/MyDocuments   /media/N3200MyDocuments cifs    username=***,password=***,noperm,iocharset=utf8,vers=1.0        0       0
//N3200/Feuerwehr     /media/N3200Feuerwehr   cifs    username=***,password=***,noperm,iocharset=utf8,vers=1.0        0       0
//N3200/FwMaterial    /media/N3200FwMaterial  cifs    username=***,password=***,noperm,iocharset=utf8,vers=1.0        0       0
  • To reload: mount -a; did not enough -> systemctl daemon-reload

Move home-drive to separate partition

See [6]

  • restart with memory stick (try-out) and open Control Panel, Disk-tool; reduce size of Ubuntu partition
  • shutdown, remove memory stick and restart again in normal installation (https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/1eb34h6/how_do_i_resize_the_partition_im_in/?rdt=44668)
  • Create new partition for new home (via Disk; ext4, "ubuntuHome")
  • sudo mkdir /media/home
  • sudo pluma /etc/fstab and enter UUID=<UUID as shown in 'Disk'> /media/home ext4 defaults 0 2
  • systemctl daemon-reload
  • sudo mount -a

Save on NAS

  • copy /home/Documents/<user> to NAS
  • copy Thunderbird mails:
  • Browser (Chrome):
    • Tabs, right mouse click, Bookmark all tabs
    • Bookmark Manager, ..., Export Bookmarks
  • copy /etc/fstab to NAS

Fetch from NAS

  • copy home data
  • copy fonts: /media/SynologyDS918Data/DellLatitudeE6510/usr_share_fonts/truetype$ sudo cp -r corel-fonts/ /usr/share/fonts/truetype/
  • copy Thunderbird folders: /media/SynologyDS918Data/DellLatitudeE6510/pfu/.thunderbird/<xyz>/Mail/LocalFolders/* -> ~/snap/thunderbird/common/.thunderbird/<xyz>/Mail/LocalFolders/*
  • copy Banana: /media/SynologyDS918Data/DellLatitudeE6510/pfu/software/banana9.AppImage -> ~/software
    • create entry in menu: right-click on menu, 'Edit Menus' etc and add Banana
    • entry license key (now added to KeyPassx

To Be Done

  • music tools: listen to & capture from CD
  • browser favorites
  • browser tabs
  • buy:
    • Mac CD-ROM (?)
    • keyboard & mouse
    • Calida shorts?
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