Resources to test, install, and run your first instances of Linux and open source software.
I highly discourage dual booting as a novice.
Back when I dual booted I had so many issues and things to look out for not to break the system, and distro hopping is difficult etc.. just get rid of windows
try Ubuntu, Mint, or Pop!_OS.
Mint and pop are basically ubuntu. For the end user, especially a beginner, there's 0 difference between them.
I ran dual boot for years with zero issues. Just partition the drive or use two different ones.
Dual booting is fine if you are using 2 Linux OSes.
If one partition has windows installed an update can hijack the Linux partition or remove the grub.
It will depend on the update.
Either way, If I want to have a windows install, it's either
- in a vm
- on a different physical disk that is kept physically unplugged from the motherboard until it is needed and then I'll plug it in while unseating the Linux drives and any other drives windows does not need access to
- a different computer
This is nice but there are already tons of "how/why to start using Linux" websites. Not sure if we need another one.
