Running Windows and Linux on my Laptop

Hey all,
I own a Dell XPS 15, mid 2012 model. Last week I replaced my computers 750GB hard drive with a Solid State drive (240GB).
I have all the necessary discs in order to reinstall my Windows 7 operating system onto the hard drvie. After it's installed with all the drivers I am going to upgrade the operating system to Windows 8.1.
However, I am interested in running Linux on the computer. Right now I'm leaning between Ubuntu, Fedora, or Debian.
So my main questions I how do I go about installing a Linux partition on my computer with Windows 8.1 running on it as well? All help and advise will be greatly appreciated.

www.everydaylinuxuser.com/.../install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html

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