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But what if I’m on the fence and I’m trying out Linux?
This is allowed.
See another stupid repost
Sink or swim! Embrace chaos! Constant confusion builds character.
Windows to my linux partition:
(this is why I wont dual boot)
I used to have 2 ssds with one for Windows, the other for Linux. When I needed more space for games I just gave up on Windows and haven’t since looked back. (Also converted one of my friends to dual-booting Mint).
Same. I have a 1tb drive with windows and a 4tb running Linux
Separate hard drives fixes this one.
It’s been >6years I’ve dual booted windows alongside Linux. Granted, the windows partition isn’t often used; but never has it erased my Linux out of existence
I’ve been thinking about keeping a running windows on the side once I switch my “gaming” system. There’s two things that won’t work well (or at all) on Linux: fully PC-tethered wireless SteamVR with my current hardware (HTC Cosmos Elite), and a ripping software.
I might keep a small windows running for VR (although I’m currently looking into trashing the hardware if a good alternative shows up). For the ripping software, I’ll just stitch a script that uses existing open source software to do roughly the same thing.
And I might just get a small box, like a 200something computer with only Steam and the wireless card, to remote play VR through it, if that’s an option.
Bye bye windows.
As if windows would let grub live
How about Windows AND MacOS? Asking for a friend.
I wish I could delete that partition for good, but my computer grqphics professor forces me to write code for DirectX instead of Vulkan.
Good. I’m safe. I single-boot Linux for decades.
Replace Jesus with Richard.
I dual booted my study pc. Well technically I did. I didn’t use windows for a few months without thinking about it and by then I was too afraid of windows corrupting my linux if I ever booted it. So I effectively just had a Linux machine with half half the disk space. Never had a problem with it though.
I was too afraid of windows corrupting my linux if I ever booted it. So I effectively just had a Linux machine with half half the disk space. Never had a problem with it though.
That’s basically my story, as well.
I eventually had a close call where Windows almost booted by misclick - and it scared me it was going to mess up the Linux install I actually use - and I decided the stress wasn’t worth it, to me, to keep a fallback copy of Windows around.
I’m building a dedicated windows VR gaming PC that can live in my shed so I don’t have to dual boot windows to use my racing sim.
Yes Linux and proton have come a long way, and for the most part is more than good enough. But for certain things (like my HP Reverb G2, or proprietary sim racing hardware drivers) it’s just easier to pirate windows
Shed? What quality shed do you have that you feel comfortable using it for VR?
It’s more like a detached room in the back yard, like a small granny flat. I’ve been using it as a workshop but I don’t use it nearly enough to justify so repurposing it to be an art studio for my wife, as well as a VR space for me that i can have my racing sim rig setup. Also planning on building a VR pinball cabinet.
That’s why you don’t dual boot.
Linux all the way.
I’ve got it on a vm for work stuff and shit, but raw metal is only for unix based OS ;)
I haven’t used windows since 2023, or so, but what’s the problem with using Windows alongside Linux? Sometimes you just need Windows, and Wine isn’t always the answer. Although, I must admit, Linux gaming has reached the point where Windows is needed (probably?) only for games with anti-cheat.
hdr as well as anti-cheat though for me it’s just that really as I don’t play multiplayer so once hdr works on mint windows is getting nuked
Linux is the Nancy Kerrigan to Window’s Tonya Harding when they’re partitions of the same drive is the real problem.
I bought a second drive and am booting up PopOS from there. Am I safe from Jesus?
Sorry, I am a sinner.
