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TIP: Installing Haiku OS alongside Linux

(Posted 2026-01-07 07:18:44)

I decided to install Haiku alongside the amazing WindowMaker live on my Thinkpad. I installed using the software installer and ... it didn't boot.

I was really not expecting it to replace grub automatically, but I was hopeful. The live usb gets directly into a installer which says "Complete" and "Restart"

Anyway, if you are not installing on a super old laptop, your laptop probably supports UEFI. For that, you need to follow this guide: https://www.haiku-os.org/guides/uefi_booting

Please follow the steps in order. I followed out of order and it didn't work. I guess something is done depending on a previous step - or it was just coincidence.

Grub configuration

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