Anarch157a@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoThe year of Linux on the desktop is closer. Linux reaches 3% of desktopsweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up1853arrow-down118
arrow-up1835arrow-down1external-linkThe year of Linux on the desktop is closer. Linux reaches 3% of desktopsweb.archive.orgAnarch157a@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square199fedilink
minus-squareLazylazycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoSorry if this is dumb, but does booting to Linux overwrite the current operating system, or can you just choose to boot to one or the other?
minus-squaremrXYZ@mas.tolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago@Lazylazycat @Anarch157a Dual booting is an option If you go with Ubuntu (best starting distro in my opinion) you will be able to install Linux alongside windows but there is a need for repartioning the drive. Tutorial: https://itsfoss.com/install-ubuntu-1404-dual-boot-mode-windows-8-81-uefi/
minus-squaredpflug@hachyderm.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago@Lazylazycat You can do what’s called “dual boot” where both (or even more than 2) OSes are available and you pick which to use at boot. @Anarch157a
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoThis is a trap. I dual booted and just never went back to windows. Wasted disk space for years
minus-squareLazylazycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoPahaha I could see this happening to me.
minus-squaredpflug@hachyderm.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago@luthis I used it for gaming for years, but eventually I realized I was never switching back. I’d found games that ran native.
Sorry if this is dumb, but does booting to Linux overwrite the current operating system, or can you just choose to boot to one or the other?
No , it doesnt touch your boot drive
@Lazylazycat @Anarch157a
Dual booting is an option
If you go with Ubuntu (best starting distro in my opinion) you will be able to install Linux alongside windows but there is a need for repartioning the drive.
Tutorial:
https://itsfoss.com/install-ubuntu-1404-dual-boot-mode-windows-8-81-uefi/
Thanks, I’ll look into this.
@Lazylazycat
You can do what’s called “dual boot” where both (or even more than 2) OSes are available and you pick which to use at boot.
@Anarch157a
This is a trap. I dual booted and just never went back to windows. Wasted disk space for years
Pahaha I could see this happening to me.
@luthis
I used it for gaming for years, but eventually I realized I was never switching back. I’d found games that ran native.
Cool, thank you!