How to Install Linux Dual-Booting with Windows 10 The PC-- Lenovo Thinkpad E590 Laptop with a 64-bit Intel i7 processor, running pre-installed Windows 10. Introduction--Why would anyone want to do this? Generally speaking, it is a good thing to have a Linux backup system on your laptop. Windows has always been prone to crashing and viruses. It has happened to me more than once that a virus got through the antivirus programs that I paid for to keep my Windows files secure. But because I had Linux on the machine, I was able to boot up in Linux, scrub the virus from the Windows side of the computer, and repair it. So when I got a new laptop, the first thing I did was to install Linux in a dual-boot configuration. It did not go smoothly. In fact, it seemed much more difficult than the last time I did this, several years ago. 1. Pick a Linux Distribution. Find out what is the minimum disk space you need to install Linux....