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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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What to know before Dual Booting Windows + Linux? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by otter@lemmy.ca 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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[–] Weslee@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Just incase you're unaware, if you're looking to learn Linux but keep the windows until you're familiar enough with Linux, there is a way to install Linux in windows as a container, it's called WSL 2.0

Might be easier for you to learn with, and if you brick it then you can just wipe the container and start again, takes minutes to do

[–] SaveComengs@lemmy.federa.net 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't recommend wsl because it bodges the worst part of windows (windows terminal) onto linux. Also, it's much nicer to learn in a vm where you are learning actual linux, instead of MS' interpretation of linux.

It's like playing with clay in a bag, versus playing with clay with your bare hands.

[–] Ineocla@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First the powershell is a very good terminal and some even consider it better than bash. And if you're talking about the actual terminal emulator it also became really good with the new windows terminal(which is also open source) it bas many good features and customization options. Also wsl2 IS a VM running on hyper-v. It simply uses a custom kernel optimised for it and the cherry on top of the sunday : you can run gui apps natively (windows 11) with WSLg which uses wayland/xwayland

[–] PuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Power shell is ass because of its policy enforcement & its pseudo lisp / completely foreign grammar.

What good is a script that doesn’t run it’s alien commands?

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