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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 6 months ago by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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Preferably a linux "flavor" thats more MacOS like in aesthetic, but that also has good availabillity of apps and stuff?

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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

VMs are definitely better than dual booting.

I went through the apps I was using and found the Linux versions or an equivalent. Installed Linux as the primary and put windows in a VM to handle the residual. For a lot of things I have found that Wine runs most of the residual windows apps ok.

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[–] ChristerMLB@piefed.social 1 point 6 months ago

same - although I've never used a VM to run photoshop or other tools for making stuff, just games. Having to use software from inside a VM in a creative workflow seems like a pain, but maybe there are possibilities I haven't thought of for file syncing and such.

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