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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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[Question] to Linux from Windows as a daily driver (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Crabhands@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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My plan is to buy an NVMe today, install linux as a dual boot, but use linux as a daily driver, to see if it meets my needs before committing to it.

My main needs are gaming, local AI (stable diffusion and oobabooga), and browser stuff.

I have experience with Mint (recently) and Ubuntu (long ago). Any problems with my plan? Will my OS choice meet my needs?

Thanks!

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[–] axum@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dual-boot is the way to go TBH, especially with a NVME drive, even if you land on Linux as your daily driver

Reboot and switching OS if needed for compatibility is only a 30 second or less process.

[–] Crabhands@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yes exactly. I switched BIOS to load ubuntu, and it's working perfectly! I needed to flip back to windows for some info and it was a breeze to reboot between both.