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Is virtualbox the best way to try a Linux distro on Windows before installing it as dual boot ?

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DarkHououmon@lemmy.world
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Virtualbox first, to get the initial feel. Then live CD/USB to see how the distro works with your computer. It’s a good way to find out if your distro of choice recognizes the hardware that it needs to. That way, if something is wrong, you can address it before committing to installing the OS.

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lazynooblet@lazysoci.al
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VMWare Workstation is free now.

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slazer2au@lemmy.world
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Hyper-V is too if you are not on the home version of windows.

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somnuz@lemm.ee
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My preference is „bare metal” approach, then I really know if everything is working as it should, so I had a separate drive for Linux installation at the beginning and got to my other drives by just mounting them as NTFS.

But, finally I am at the point of no return for some time now, the old Windows drive is not even inside of my PC and the other drives are ext4 already.

For a quick check Live CDs/USBs are totally fine but not fully representative.

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Hellmo_luciferrari@lemm.ee
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I took a similar approach. I just used a different drive. And actually reinsertrd the drive that had windows on it so I could wipe it and use it as extra storage.

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breadsmasher@lemmy.world
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I prefer to boot a live USB first to get a better feel

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Optional@lemmy.world
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This one. Easier setup, cleanup’s a breeze, no muss, no fuss.

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NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world
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Probably, but there’s also DistroSea

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