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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually think I'm going to enjoy trying out different versions. The official Linux Mint forums pretty much say no dual boot, go all in, but shhhhh don't tell them that dual booting actually works just fine lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have had some problem with some Distros not appreciating Windows being installed first, and some distros require more hoops to be jumped through to get it working than others, but dual booting is worth it in my use case and therefore is a requirement to even have Linux on the laptop to begin with. I love it to bits, but I bought the laptop to game!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've had people try talking me into using my main rig as a full Linux system, but I think I'd never do anything except dual boot because I appreciate the performance I get for games that don't support native Linux way too much for that.

If it weren't for gaming, I'd gladly take the plunge.