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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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[Question] to Linux from Windows as a daily driver (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My plan is to buy an NVMe today, install linux as a dual boot, but use linux as a daily driver, to see if it meets my needs before committing to it.

My main needs are gaming, local AI (stable diffusion and oobabooga), and browser stuff.

I have experience with Mint (recently) and Ubuntu (long ago). Any problems with my plan? Will my OS choice meet my needs?

Thanks!

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

Sorry what i meant was the NVMe will be used only for Linux. My existing HD with Windows will be untouched. No partitions needed.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When you install a dual boot system, Linux installs a grub loader. This asks you what you want to boot - windows or Linux.

Microsoft doesn't place nicely with grub and I've found many occasions when a windows update mysteriously disabled it, and you can only then boot into windows.

If you only want to test the interface and see if you get in with it, you could create a Linux live usb. It'll be the same but the os speed will take a hit booting from usb, so just be aware.

Been a while since I had the problem, but then been a while since I even wanted to boot windows anyway...

https://itsfoss.com/no-grub-windows-linux/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Back when Grub was a thing it was easier to use the Windows boot loader and add Linux there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

how do you do that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Windows comes with the bcdedit command line tool to manage it's boot loader's entries.

Arch wiki to the rescue