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So, no booting into Windows until this is fixed then? Fine by me. Hell, might actually make me uninstall it completely and free some disk space...
Well... It's the opposite... People affected by this issue could not boot Linux...
Right, but you have to boot into Windows first to even get the update in the first place...
But if you don't boot Windows first you'll not be affected by this issue. So my statement is correct
That's... What the person you replied to said in the first place.
Nice meme, bro!
No, they're literally saying the same thing
Ahem
Woah, interesting. ~~Is that like a legal option because it looks like it doesn't ask you to provide an image or whatever? Not that I mind either way, just curious if this is prone to be deleted soon or not.~~
What's the upside of having it in a VM?
Edit: nevermind the legality, found a disclaimer at the bottom of the page.
The upside is you can treat it as just another program with a big flat file that serves as it's hard disk. You can move a VM between computers, they're universal. Hell you can move it to a data center and hardly notice a difference. You can make a snapshot, try something out, and if it borks, roll it back to a previous snapshot. You can copy the VM any number of times.
Basically it decouples operating systems from hardware so you can treat a computer like software.
Oh cool! I'll need to look into that, thanks! Wonder if there's a way to convert an existing Windows parition into this somehow, installed software and all, because that would be perfect...
Not that I know of, though imaging a physical Windows install to a VM is very possible. I just kinda like the docker solution because it's fairly lightweight, but if you want a more robust solution, a VM is the way to go. There's still limitations on both solutions like gaming not really being a thing unless you get deep in the weeds with things like VFIO and Looking Glass.
There is also the option to use two GPUs (or one and not use it for Linux). https://github.com/mr2527/pop_OS-win10-KVM-setup
Yah, that's the VFIO method I was referring to.
Ah, okey! I saw the guide and thought it looked interesting at first. But then my wallet saw two GPUs and promptly said no.
Why would anyone want to game in a VM?
More than one gamer on one machine? https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf https://github.com/nestriness/nestri