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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Why didn't anyone remind me the dual booting exists? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was talking to my dad yesterday and he talked about how he dual booted windows and Linux in his college days. I immediately left to download Ubuntu, I feel so dumb for forgetting it's an option. I literally only use windows so I can play Fortnite with friends. PSA: you can have both Linux and Windows, or you can use a vm in Linux. Be (mostly) free from Microsoft's clammy hands.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I always found having each OS have a separate physical drive is much better, but partitioning is fine if you must.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Third world countries: We must 😔...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's a luxury indeed. Hopefully maybe a little less now that decent storage has come down in price a lot

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Have to agree on that. SSD and RAM prices have gone down significantly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Not a luxury. A 128 GB SSD can be bought for about $25 (last year) or even cheaper now, and you buy once for many years, as home users write a lot less on SSDs.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Partitioning is great with a boot partition for each OS,and linux chainloading to windows. Then I have aseparate NTFS drive as secondary drive in Windows and Linux, in case I need to work on data in either OS

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Partitioning is great with a boot partition for each OS

Until Windows eats your Linux boot partition. I've learned my lesson, I only dual boot with separate drives now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And when's the last time that happened to you? I have Windows and Linux on my UEFI laptop on the same disk since 2020 and never had that happen on Windows 10 and 11.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

A couple of years ago, don't know exactly, but maybe 2018? Somewhere around there at least

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Windows wont if you set two independent boot partitions, and you chainload from kinux grub to windows. windows never realizes there is another boot partition. Grub is your BIOS EFI default and Grub has an entry to kickoff windows boot. You can even boot to linux right after what ahould be a windows update restart, do your linux work and when you kickoff windows again the reatart and update continues. i have had this setup since 2017.