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What to know before Dual Booting Windows + Linux? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I'm looking to finally use Linux properly and I'm planning to dual boot my laptop. There's enough storage to go around, and while I'm comfortable messing around I'd rather not have to run and buy a new device before school while fixing my current one.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VaIgbTOvAd0

This was the general guide I was planning to follow, just with KDE Plasma (or another KDE). I was going to keep windows the default, and boot into Linux as needed when I had time to learn and practice.

I assume it should be the near similar process for KDE Plasma?

I'm ok with things going wrong with the Linux install, but I'd like to keep the Windows install as safe as possible.

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[–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

tbh I like mint, but for people that want to learn linux I think ubuntu is better.

There's more people using it, so you get better support, and there's other flavpurs available so things like kde and xfce are supported well right out the box

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In that case you'd be better off installing and learning Debian. It's what Linux Mint and Ubuntu are based on, as well as many other distros such as Knoppix, Raspberry Pi OS, Kali, and many more. What you learn about Debian will be transferable to many other systems.

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