.. _multi-boot-ubuntu: Install Ubuntu\* 16.04 LTS Desktop ################################## This guide describes Ubuntu-specific details of the :ref:`multi-boot` tutorial. #. Start the Ubuntu installer and follow the prompts. #. At the :guilabel:`Installation type` screen, choose :guilabel:`Something else`. See Figure 1. .. figure:: figures/multi-boot-ubuntu-1.png Figure 1: Ubuntu: Installation type. #. Create a new root partition. #. Under the :guilabel:`Device` column, select :guilabel:`free space`. See Figure 2. .. figure:: figures/multi-boot-ubuntu-2.png Figure 2: Ubuntu: Add partition. #. Click the :guilabel:`+` button on the lower left corner. #. Enter the new partition size. For this example, we used *40000 MB*, as shown in Figure 3. .. figure:: figures/multi-boot-ubuntu-3.png Figure 3: Ubuntu: Configure new root partition. #. Set :guilabel:`Use as` to :guilabel:`Ext4 journaling file system`. #. Set the :guilabel:`Mount point` to `/`. #. Click :guilabel:`OK`. #. Under the :guilabel:`Format?` column, select the new partition to be formatted, in this example :file:`/dev/sda8`. #. Share the swap partition that was created by |CL|. #. Under the :guilabel:`Device` column, select :file:`/dev/sda2`. #. Click :guilabel:`Change`. #. Confirm :guilabel:`Use as` is set to :guilabel:`swap area`. See Figure 4. .. figure:: figures/multi-boot-ubuntu-4.png Figure 4: Ubuntu: Set swap partition. #. Follow the remaining prompts to complete the Ubuntu installation. #. At this point, you cannot boot |CL| because `Grub` is the default boot loader. Follow these steps to make the |CL| Systemd-Boot the default boot loader and add Ubuntu as a boot option: #. Boot into Ubuntu. #. Log in. #. Locate the Ubuntu :file:`grub.cfg` file in the :file:`/boot/grub/` directory and look for the :guilabel:`menuentry` section. In Figure 5, the highlighted lines identify the kernel, the :file:`initrd` files, the root partition UUID, and the additional parameters used. Use this information to create a new Systemd-Boot entry for Ubuntu. .. figure:: figures/multi-boot-ubuntu-5.png Figure 5: Ubuntu: grub.cfg file. #. Copy the kernel and the :file:`initrd` file to the EFI partition. .. code-block:: bash sudo cp /boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-36-generic.efi.signed /boot/efi sudo cp /boot/initrd.img-4.8.0-36-generic /boot/efi #. Create a boot entry for Ubuntu. At a minimum, the file must contain these settings: +---------+------------------------------------+ | Setting | Description | +=========+====================================+ | title | Text to show in the boot menu | +---------+------------------------------------+ | linux | Linux kernel image | +---------+------------------------------------+ | initrd | initramfs image | +---------+------------------------------------+ | options | Options to pass to the EFI program | | | or kernel boot parameters | +---------+------------------------------------+ See the `systemd boot loader documentation`_ for additional details. The *options* parameters must specify the root partition UUID and any additional parameters that Ubuntu requires. .. note:: The root partition UUID used below is unique to this example. .. code-block:: bash sudoedit /boot/efi/loader/entries/ubuntu.conf Add the following lines to the :file:`ubuntu.conf` file: .. code-block:: console title Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop linux /vmlinuz-4.8.0-36-generic.efi.signed initrd /initrd.img-4.8.0-36-generic options root=UUID=17f0aa66-3467-4f99-b92c-8b2cea1045aa ro #. Re-install Systemd-Boot to make it the default boot loader. .. code-block:: bash sudo bootctl install --path /boot/efi .. note:: If an older version of Ubuntu does not have the `bootctl` command, skip this step and see :ref:`multi-boot-restore-bl` to restore Systemd-Boot. #. Reboot. If you want to install other :abbr:`OSes (operating systems)`, refer to :ref:`multi-boot` for details. .. _systemd boot loader documentation: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-boot