I did one of these threads several months ago, when the site was new, and thought now was a good time to do another.

Message me if you

  • Want to try installing Linux for the first time
  • Want to try Linux but don't want to install it
  • Have some Linux-related problem you want another pair of eyeballs on
  • Want to learn a programming language
  • Want to build a computer
  • Want tutoring in any of the above
  • Need help with any old technical problem

(also play Arma with me)

    • goldsound [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I actually switched to a ssd boot/hdd storage dual drive setup this year, and the hdd is 1tb so if I wanted to I could at least experiment on the hdd and keep them separated. Thanks for the tip. Mentioning boot loader corruption has brought up flashbacks from my first attempts with everything. Desperately trying to get a rig I built out of some new parts in an old pc to run a dual boot taught me more about computers than just about anything else lol.

    • VHS [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      only dual boot if you have a second ssd IMO

      or a spinning drive (HDD) for those of us that aren't living in the future

    • culdrought [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Even with a second ssd windows sometimes still overwrites the bootloader after an update. Easy enough to fix, but still annoying.

    • AliceBToklas [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      I dual booted my most recent build and its been updating fine, the main issue is that by default the installer does clobber your boot partition or something so IIRC you have to install windows on a partition first and then install linux and then rewrite the windows bootloader with GRUB and your linux install. but it's not that bad to get both working together on the same ssd.