Forums
New posts
Search forums
News
Security News
Technology News
Giveaways
Giveaways, Promotions and Contests
Discounts & Deals
Reviews
Users Reviews
Video Reviews
Support
Windows Malware Removal Help & Support
Inactive Support Threads
Mac Malware Removal Help & Support
Mobile Malware Removal Help & Support
Blog
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Reply to thread
Menu
Install the app
Install
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
Software
Operating Systems
ChromeOS & Linux
Which Linux Distro is the best for dual boot
Message
<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 72227" data-source="post: 1026300"><p>As others have mentioned just let the installer take care of it. You can create these things manually, but in all honesty unless you have experience, it is going to be more trouble than it is worth. The vast majority of Linux distros use a GUI installer similar to Windows and does all the required partitioning automatically. The installers are smart enough to know if you are on a UEFI, or legacy BIOS and will adjust accordingly. The only partitioning you should worry about is how much space you want Linux to take up overall on your drive. In your case since you are using a separate drive, I am going to assume you are using all the space available on that drive, so it won't matter very much in your case. For others using only one drive to run both OSes it will matter more, as you would have to decide how much you want each OS to take up on the drive. Other than that, just let the installer take care of the rest.</p><p></p><p></p><p>At least you gave it a try <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Personally what I would do is run Linux in a VM l(ie: VirtualBox) just to get familiar with it first, then try installing it on you computer. This way you can get use to the differences and become more comfortable using it...without braking your main OS.</p><p></p><p>When I make my live USB's I use a program called Balena Etcher which works really well and is very simple to use. You can either install it on Windows, or download the portable version and run it that way. As to ejecting USBs in Linux, it kind of depends on the desktop environment/ file explorer. I haven't used Mint in a long time, but if it's similar to Gnome, you may have to open the file explorer program and eject it from there (in the list of drives on the left hand side). Personally I think you may benefit from trying a distro with KDE Plasma (ie: Kubuntu) as the desktop environment, as it works like Windows in many respects. For example when you insert a USB you get a notification/icon in the system tray similar to Windows. You can eject it from there as well...again similar to Windows.</p><p></p><p>I've used Linux in VMs for awhile before I got comfortable using it and navigating around. Once I was comfortable with it, I installed it on my system and it was like I already knew what I was doing. Don't give up just yet...run it in a VM to get use to it. Try different distro's desktop environments, etc...as there are differences between them. This way you can find a distro/desktop environment that you like and you can go from there.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 72227, post: 1026300"] As others have mentioned just let the installer take care of it. You can create these things manually, but in all honesty unless you have experience, it is going to be more trouble than it is worth. The vast majority of Linux distros use a GUI installer similar to Windows and does all the required partitioning automatically. The installers are smart enough to know if you are on a UEFI, or legacy BIOS and will adjust accordingly. The only partitioning you should worry about is how much space you want Linux to take up overall on your drive. In your case since you are using a separate drive, I am going to assume you are using all the space available on that drive, so it won't matter very much in your case. For others using only one drive to run both OSes it will matter more, as you would have to decide how much you want each OS to take up on the drive. Other than that, just let the installer take care of the rest. At least you gave it a try :) Personally what I would do is run Linux in a VM l(ie: VirtualBox) just to get familiar with it first, then try installing it on you computer. This way you can get use to the differences and become more comfortable using it...without braking your main OS. When I make my live USB's I use a program called Balena Etcher which works really well and is very simple to use. You can either install it on Windows, or download the portable version and run it that way. As to ejecting USBs in Linux, it kind of depends on the desktop environment/ file explorer. I haven't used Mint in a long time, but if it's similar to Gnome, you may have to open the file explorer program and eject it from there (in the list of drives on the left hand side). Personally I think you may benefit from trying a distro with KDE Plasma (ie: Kubuntu) as the desktop environment, as it works like Windows in many respects. For example when you insert a USB you get a notification/icon in the system tray similar to Windows. You can eject it from there as well...again similar to Windows. I've used Linux in VMs for awhile before I got comfortable using it and navigating around. Once I was comfortable with it, I installed it on my system and it was like I already knew what I was doing. Don't give up just yet...run it in a VM to get use to it. Try different distro's desktop environments, etc...as there are differences between them. This way you can find a distro/desktop environment that you like and you can go from there.(y) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Top
