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Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7

So, I've tried this a dozen times with many a complications. I want advice on how to do this and avoid the pain.
The System:

Dell XPS L502x 64 bit 8gb of RAM currently running windows 7 Nvidia GeForce GT 525M <--- the culprit!!!!!

All I want to do is dual boot a nice Ubuntu OS and use both monitors.

So my question to all of you Ubuntu Gangstas out there: Given my set up which version of Ubuntu should I use. What Kernals do I avoid installing and how do I go about avoiding it. I have found the 3.7 kernal isn't ready for the big time in this regard. Is this true? What can I do to get this to work. I'd like to run Ubuntu 12.10, but if it not a ready I'll avoid it.

Basically, if you had my exact system, and wanted to run a dual booting Windows 7/newest possible version of the might Ubuntu, how would you do it?

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I have L502, so all are from my personal experience.

  • You can install any version of ubuntu (preferable >= 12.04) with any kernel.

  • For Optimus setup, use bumblebee. Follow instruction here to install

  • About dual moniter - Follow instruction here

For your information, the HDMI port is connected to nvidia chip. So as per bumblebee wiki

When the port is wired into the nvidia chip, you can currently not expand the screen over monitors. The monitor may still be used as extra screen (with no desktop running on it) or to run the full desktop on it (with no output on the Intel LVDS output, a.k.a. "the laptop display").

That means, you can't use both display at same time.

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Ubuntu 12.10 offers installation alongside an existing Windows installation, so make sure you choose this option. The grub bootloader will allow you to choose which OS to boot once installed.

Ubuntu 12.10 uses kernel 3.5. After installation enable proprietary 3rd party drivers and install nvidia-current, which has very good dual monitor support.

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