โฒ 45 โผ If I have a PC with Windows on it, how can I parallel install Linux so I can start playing around with that? (lemmy.world) submitted 5 months ago by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments Preferably a linux "flavor" thats more MacOS like in aesthetic, but that also has good availabillity of apps and stuff?
[โ] cheese_greater@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 5 months ago* (4 children) Do i need any additional physical materials to do that like burning the installer to a disc or putting it on some bootable drive or something or can it all be done from the Windows side as is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [โ] zo0@programming.dev 7 points 5 months ago Based on your questions I would recommend the VM route. For that you don't need any physical devices. You need to check if your hardware supports virtualization first. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 5 months ago Look up WSL2. You may have to enable it first, but it comes with Windows. It will be slower than running Linux on a dual boot, as you're running Windows along with the virtual OS. Maybe faster than on a USB. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] scutiger@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Like another commenter said, look into Ventoy. You install it on a USB stick, and then you can just copy over ISOs of different distros to try out and choose which one to run at boot time. AFAIK all Linux distros have a Live option to run the OS off a USB without installing it to your hard drive. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 5 months ago You should make a ventoy USB and install a few different distros on it so you can try them out and choose one you like the feeling of. Then you use the live image to shrink your Windows partition, install your chosen distro on the remaining space, and Bob's your uncle permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] zo0@programming.dev 7 points 5 months ago Based on your questions I would recommend the VM route. For that you don't need any physical devices. You need to check if your hardware supports virtualization first. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 5 months ago Look up WSL2. You may have to enable it first, but it comes with Windows. It will be slower than running Linux on a dual boot, as you're running Windows along with the virtual OS. Maybe faster than on a USB. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] scutiger@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Like another commenter said, look into Ventoy. You install it on a USB stick, and then you can just copy over ISOs of different distros to try out and choose which one to run at boot time. AFAIK all Linux distros have a Live option to run the OS off a USB without installing it to your hard drive. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 5 months ago You should make a ventoy USB and install a few different distros on it so you can try them out and choose one you like the feeling of. Then you use the live image to shrink your Windows partition, install your chosen distro on the remaining space, and Bob's your uncle permalink fedilink source parent