testeronious@lemmy.world to Linux Gaming · 6 months agoIt looks like we'll soon be welcoming a lot of new Linux users herewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down120cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnologytechnology@hexbear.netwindows@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1381arrow-down1external-linkIt looks like we'll soon be welcoming a lot of new Linux users herewww.theverge.comtesteronious@lemmy.world to Linux Gaming · 6 months agomessage-square110fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnologytechnology@hexbear.netwindows@sopuli.xyz
minus-squaretetris11linkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 months agosmall brain move: install windows on a seperate disk to linux and then let your BIOS decide what it wants to boot, instead of relying on a unified boot loader
minus-squareJoe Coollinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 months agoVM is even better. It prevents Windows updates from fucking up your real OS.
minus-squaretetris11linkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoNah, I just install minimal Win10 distro with updates disabled to single drive, and then disable the internet. Easy peasy.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoThat’s what I do. Linux is primary, and I keep Windows around just in case. Haven’t booted Windows in over a year.
small brain move: install windows on a seperate disk to linux and then let your BIOS decide what it wants to boot, instead of relying on a unified boot loader
VM is even better. It prevents Windows updates from fucking up your real OS.
Nah, I just install minimal Win10 distro with updates disabled to single drive, and then disable the internet. Easy peasy.
That’s what I do. Linux is primary, and I keep Windows around just in case. Haven’t booted Windows in over a year.