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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Dual-booting as an intermediate phase for fully switching OSs (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi all,

I'm currently using Zorin OS, but I'd like to perhaps explore other Linux distributions. Is it possible to dual-boot another distro, and then if I'm satisfied and after having installed all the apps I need, to erase my Zorin OS partition and only use the other, new distro?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Use a VM

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That doesn't solve my problem, since I want to eventually erase OS #1 and permanently switch to OS #2, which I won't be able to do if I use a VM.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No. You are be able to do that, if you allow VM to access partitions as is, or whole disks. You then just, boot into them normally if you want to switch completely. There are also ways to boot directly into virtual disk images, and I wouldn't be surprised if you could "convert" virtual hard disk image into a partition on your regular hard disk anyway.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Oh, I haven't heard of that. I'll look into it. Btrfs subvolumes seem a bit more practical tho