Back when I dual booted I had so many issues and things to look out for not to break the system, and distro hopping is difficult etc… just get rid of windows
try Ubuntu, Mint, or Pop!_OS.
Mint and pop are basically ubuntu. For the end user, especially a beginner, there’s 0 difference between them.
Which makes Ubuntu basically Debian right? So just install that!
For a user coming from Windows I recommend Mint Cinnamon as it will give them the best, most familiar experience. Yes a newbie could find and install Ubuntu Cinnamon but the default ISO on the downloads page will saddle them with Gnome.
Either way, If I want to have a windows install, it’s either
in a vm
on a different physical disk that is kept physically unplugged from the motherboard until it is needed and then I’ll plug it in while unseating the Linux drives and any other drives windows does not need access to
I hate it, basically I have to force myself when I boot into windows to physically disconnect the RJ45 from the back, so it doesn’t replace the boot entries thru an update.
For the end user, especially a beginner, there’s 0 difference between them.
Shouldn’t be the other way around? Beginners usually won’t want to install DE’s or other stuff by hand:
Linux Mint offers a Windows-like experience with cinnamon out of the box, and has several stuff setup by default like system snapshots and media codecs.
Pop!_OS is really appealing visually and very comfortable to use and setup.
I highly discourage dual booting as a novice.
Back when I dual booted I had so many issues and things to look out for not to break the system, and distro hopping is difficult etc… just get rid of windows
Mint and pop are basically ubuntu. For the end user, especially a beginner, there’s 0 difference between them.
Dual-booting is fine if you have more than one drive.
This, even still, with only one drive, I’ve done it before as a novice, if you rtfm you’ll be fine. Otherwise yeah, just put it on a second drive
I ran dual boot for years with zero issues. Just partition the drive or use two different ones.
Which makes Ubuntu basically Debian right? So just install that!
For a user coming from Windows I recommend Mint Cinnamon as it will give them the best, most familiar experience. Yes a newbie could find and install Ubuntu Cinnamon but the default ISO on the downloads page will saddle them with Gnome.
Dual booting is fine if you are using 2 Linux OSes.
If one partition has windows installed an update can hijack the Linux partition or remove the grub.
Old news. I updated Winblows and nothing happened to systemd-boot.
It will depend on the update.
Either way, If I want to have a windows install, it’s either
I hate it, basically I have to force myself when I boot into windows to physically disconnect the RJ45 from the back, so it doesn’t replace the boot entries thru an update.
If you have to dual boot, give Windows a separate disk.
Shouldn’t be the other way around? Beginners usually won’t want to install DE’s or other stuff by hand:
Linux Mint offers a Windows-like experience with cinnamon out of the box, and has several stuff setup by default like system snapshots and media codecs.
Pop!_OS is really appealing visually and very comfortable to use and setup.
Ubuntu, well, is Ubuntu. I’m not diving into it.