Let’s have a look at this article on how to install dual boot Deepin Linux and Windows 11 on the same machine. It means that while booting the system, we can easily select which operating system we have to boot into. Deepin Linux will give you nearly the same user experience as the Windows User interface. This guide will look at how to dual-boot Linux, Deepin, and Windows on the same system.
To dual boot the Windows operating system with any Linux Deepin, we recommend first installing Windows and then installing Linux operating system. That’s because if you first install Linux Deepin and then Windows, your Linux operating system won’t run because the Windows operating system will overwrite the GRUB boot loader with its own boot loader. In this position, you will have to install Linux GRUB manually, which can be a completely boring method.
Duel Boot Deepin Installation Requirements
If you have already installed the Windows operating system, as mentioned above, first you need to install Windows on your target partition.
The Deepin Linux ISO Image.
A USB flash disk (at least 16GB)
Download Deepin Linux OS ISO
Download Linux Deepin from their website, deepin.org
Shrink a Partition to Install Linux Deepin
In this article, we recommend you resize the partition on the Windows operating system. Follow the steps below.
Login to your Windows computer. Now I am resizing the system partition to install Deepin Linux.
I am resizing my computer’s C: partition to install dual boot Deepin and Windows.
Shrink Disk Partition
Right-click on the Windows button, and then click on Disk Management.
Right-click on C: drive and then select shrink volume.
Enter the size to shrink in MB, and then choose OK.
Create New Partition
Right-click on the unallocated partition, and then select a new simple volume.
New simple volume wizard, click next.
Specify the volume size, and then click next.
Assign the drive letter, and then click next.
Enter the volume label and click next.
Choose finish.
Now you can see the new partition.
Create Deepin Linux Bootable USB drive
Once you have downloaded the Deepin Linux ISO image, we now need to create a Deepin bootable USB drive. You can use some tools to create a bootable USB drive or CD/DVD on Windows using (Rufus or BalenEtcher).
Install Dual Boot Deepin Linux
Boot your system from the Deepin bootable USB drive.
Choose to install Deepin 20.2.2 with kernel 5.10 Desktop, and then hit enter. It will load the Deepin Installer.
Choose a language on the User Agreement screen, and then choose Next.
Deepin’s OS-friendly notes page, choose next.
Create Partitions to Install Dual Boot Deepin
Here you can see the Create Partitions interface. Select the Advanced tab to disclose all the partitions on the system hard drive. You will notice free space partitions (22GB). We will use this partition to create a partition to install the dual-boot Deepin OS.
Click on this target partition, Click on it
The file system is ext4
Mount the point as root / and then choose to create.
Now you can select the target partition with the text “Install Here” and choose next.
On the Ready to Install page, click Continue.
Deepin Linux dual boot starts to install on your system.
Deepin Linux dual boot successfully installed the message. First, you need to remove the installation media, and then select the “Reboot Now button”.
Boot Deepin Linux
You will see the Deepin Grub Boot Menu (Deepin Linux and Windows dual boot). Choose the Deepin Linux using the Arrow keys, and then hit enter.
Deepin Linux Configuration
Choose language, and then click next.
Select the layout, and then click next.
Select your time zone and then next.
Create a deepin user account, fill in the details, and then click Next.
The tuning system applies.
On the Deepin Linux Login screen, type your credentials and hit enter.
Friendly reminder, Deepin: choose normal mode.
Home screen.
Boot from Windows Operating System
You will find the Linux and Windows dual boot screens. If you want to use the Windows operating system, reboot your system and then choose Windows from the boot menu screen.
That’s it. We have successfully installed dual boot Deepin Linux and Windows 11 on our system.
To learn more about Deepin dual boot with Windows, click here.
