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How to install Ubuntu 16 in DELL venue 8 pro

Hi All,

  Is there any step by step procedures available for installing ubuntu in a DELL venue 8 pro tablet. The tablet preloaded with windows 10. I have disabled secure boot and created one bootable USB for ubuntu 16. But after modified the boot order with USB device, it still not booting from USB device and automatically booting in to the windows 10 Os. Anybody installed Ubuntu on the same model tablet?
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you can only install ubuntu if the BIOS supports legacy boot and you can enable it.
What kind of tablet?

I have Ubuntu V16 LTS running on my Windows 10 host machine. I use VMware Workstation and that avoids every and all pitfalls of trying to dual boot. Works great.
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No, Ubuntu can be installed in UEFI-only, too: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI#Installing_Ubuntu_in_UEFI_mode
@Jinish, please look at that link, it should help.
if you have a modern Intel Atom based laptop. In this case, you will need a complicated work-around.

Unfortunately, DELL Venue 8 Pro is running Intel Atom CPU.
I don't agree, what workaround are you talking about? Ubuntu allows legacy and UEFI installation, so it should work anyway and Ubuntu has a how to, I linked it.
I just copy the word from your previous link and have you read all content inside your previous link.

Also, please do not make a general comment on a problem, make it specific to the brand and model in this question.
Also, the link below is from extended link from McKnife previous link.

https://github.com/lopaka/instructions/blob/master/ubuntu-16.04-install-asus-x205ta.md

I do not a similar notebook for the above. Do it at your own risk.
Are you sure that does apply? It would apply, "if 32-bit UEFI is the only way your computer can boot". That does not hold true for any Atom CPU based computer.
Can you post the service tag of your Dell tablet to confirm its exact spec.?
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The exact model is Dell venue 8 pro 3845.I will share the asset tag of the same .
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@Jinish KG  -- Have you made progress?  In my opinion, dual boot died some years back. I have been virtualizing guest operating systems for 2 decades now. It is just easier and better. As noted, I have Ubuntu working here on my Windows 10 laptop.
Generally speaking, virtulization is the best approach provided that there is enough resource for the instance of Ubuntu OS.

However, the tablet in this question has only 1GB RAM and 32GB internal storage and the virtual OS will be sluggish to run if Ubuntu v16 is installed and hence cannot be used in a production environment.
True. It would not even be a good machine for dual booting. My Ubuntu machine is 10 GB (no data at all) and would probably not fit on the tablet.

Best to get a real computer for multiple operating systems.
The author did not talk about dual booting, at least not in this thread.
Cannot agree more on the comment from John.

But, as an experiment to customize Ubuntu, it would be fun for sure for Linux advocate.

I have tried to install Ubuntu v16 on a PC which is more than a deccade age. It can be installed but it is just too slow to run any task.
I interpreted the first post as wanting to keep Windows 10 along with Windows 10. My error if not.
Dual booting will always be the initial objective as the user can fall back to the bundled OS if the second OS fails or is just not productive to run at all.
Jinish, it's still your turn. Did you make it?