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The year of Linux on the desktop is closer. Linux reaches 3% of desktops(web.archive.org)

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Lazylazycat@lemmy.world
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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?

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∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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No , it doesnt touch your boot drive

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dpflug@hachyderm.io
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@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

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∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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This is a trap. I dual booted and just never went back to windows. Wasted disk space for years

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Lazylazycat@lemmy.world
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Pahaha I could see this happening to me.

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dpflug@hachyderm.io
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@luthis
I used it for gaming for years, but eventually I realized I was never switching back. I’d found games that ran native.

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Lazylazycat@lemmy.world
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Cool, thank you!

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mrXYZ@mas.to
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@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/

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Lazylazycat@lemmy.world
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Thanks, I’ll look into this.

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