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Arjun-Ingole/hop
hop is a Windows application that installs Linux alongside Windows by creating a bootable partition on the internal disk.
It solves the problem of installing Linux on a Windows PC without needing a USB stick by creating a bootable partition on the internal drive.
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hop is a Windows application that installs Linux alongside Windows by creating a bootable partition on the internal disk.
Install Linux next to Windows without a USB stick
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It solves the problem of installing Linux on a Windows PC without needing a USB stick by creating a bootable partition on the internal drive.
hop is a single Windows app that installs Linux alongside Windows
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Downloads Linux ISOs from official project servers and verifies checksums.
Downloads from official sources
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Checks the PC and frees stuck space on the drive to make room for the new partition.
Makes room safely
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Can shrink the C: drive, use free space, or utilize a second internal disk if the primary drive is full.
Goes where there's room
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Lists the exact choices to make in the Linux installer to guide the user.
Tells you what to click
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Explains why the PC might have reverted to Windows and can restart into the BIOS.
Gets you unstuck
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Provides an undo option to return space to the original drive and remove existing Linux installations.
Cleans up after itself
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Offers an option to replace Windows entirely for supported systems, requiring the user to type ERASE.
Can replace Windows entirely
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Supports a wide range of Linux distributions including Ubuntu flavors, Fedora, Debian, Arch, and elementary OS.
Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Zorin OS, Fedora Workstation, Ultramarine, elementary OS, Debian, Arch and Omarchy
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Downloads Linux ISOs from official sources and verifies checksums to ensure integrity before installation.
Downloads from official sources. It gets the ISO from the project's own server and verifies its checksum where the project publishes one.
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Safely prepares disk space by checking system compatibility before modifying any partitions or files.
Makes room safely. It checks your PC first, and nothing on the disk changes until those checks pass.
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Automatically clears files that prevent Windows from shrinking drives to create space for Linux installation.
Frees space that's stuck. A drive can show plenty free and still refuse to shrink, because of files Windows can't move.
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Supports installing Linux by shrinking existing drives, using free space, or utilizing secondary internal disks.
Goes where there's room. Shrink C: or another drive, use free space, or use a second disk inside the PC.
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Guides users through the Linux installation process by listing the specific configuration choices required.
Tells you what to click. It lists the exact choices to make in the Linux installer.
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Provides recovery options to restart into BIOS or explain boot failures if the installation process is interrupted.
Gets you unstuck. If the PC goes back to Windows, reopening hop explains why and can restart into the BIOS.
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Offers an undo feature to restore disk space and the ability to remove existing Linux installations from the drive.
Cleans up after itself. Undo gives the space back to the drive it came from, and it can also remove another Linux already on the drive.
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Supports full disk replacement for various Linux distributions including Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and Arch on compatible systems.
Can replace Windows entirely, for the systems where hop has seen it work: Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Zorin OS, Fedora Workstation, Ultramarine, elementary OS, Debian, Arch and Omarchy.
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Enables dual-booting Linux alongside Windows directly from the internal drive without requiring external USB media.
Install Linux next to Windows without a USB stick.
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Restricts Linux installation to internal hard drives, ensuring the operating system resides on the computer's primary storage.
Linux has to go on a disk inside the PC, not a USB drive.
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Functions as a standalone installer that can erase the host disk to replace Windows entirely on supported systems.
hop only makes the installer, which copies itself to memory so it can erase the disk it started from when you tell it to.
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Limitation: Requires Windows 10 (1803 or newer) or Windows 11 on a UEFI PC with a GPT disk.
Windows 10 (1803 or newer) or 11, on a UEFI PC with a GPT disk
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Limitation: The Linux installation must be on an internal disk, not a USB drive.
Linux has to go on a disk inside the PC, not a USB drive
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Limitation: Kubuntu is not supported because its ISO contains a file too large for the FAT32 file system.
Kubuntu isn't supported, because its ISO has a file too big for FAT32
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Limitation: CachyOS, Arch, Omarchy, and Pop!_OS require Secure Boot to be disabled.
CachyOS, Arch, Omarchy and Pop!_OS need Secure Boot off
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Limitation: Omarchy requires BitLocker to be fully off, not just paused, and hop will refuse to proceed otherwise.
Omarchy also needs BitLocker fully off on its disk, not paused, and hop refuses until it is
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Limitation: Debian, CachyOS, Linux Mint, and Zorin OS cannot currently be installed on a second disk.
Debian, CachyOS, Linux Mint and Zorin OS can't go on a second disk yet
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Limitation: Does not support Kubuntu due to ISO file size limitations incompatible with the FAT32 partition format used.
Kubuntu isn't supported, because its ISO has a file too big for FAT32.
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Limitation: Requires Secure Boot to be disabled for CachyOS, Arch, Omarchy, and Pop!_OS installations.
CachyOS, Arch, Omarchy and Pop!_OS need Secure Boot off.
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Limitation: Requires BitLocker to be fully disabled on Omarchy installations, not just paused, or the tool will refuse to run.
Omarchy also needs BitLocker fully off on its disk, not paused, and hop refuses until it is.
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Limitation: Currently unable to install Debian, CachyOS, Linux Mint, and Zorin OS onto secondary disks within the PC.
Debian, CachyOS, Linux Mint and Zorin OS can't go on a second disk yet.
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Limitation: The full disk erase feature requires more RAM than the ISO size and is only available for systems where the tool has successfully tested this process.
hop only makes the installer, which copies itself to memory so it can erase the disk it started from when you tell it to. It needs more memory than the ISO's size, and it's only offered for systems where hop has seen it erase a disk and start again afterwards.
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Limitation: Requires Windows 10 version 1803 or newer or Windows 11 on a UEFI system with a GPT disk partition scheme.
Windows 10 (1803 or newer) or 11, on a UEFI PC with a GPT disk, which is nearly every PC sold with them.
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