Hello, so in the past I was considering Linux but that post was on a lemm.ee account, but I also had some other questions (and mostly forgot what was said on that thread). First off I remember a lot of recommendations for Bazzite and Mint as a good distro, however I’m against installing it myself as my dumb ass WILL find a way to mess things and end up with a several thousand dollar paper weight. There was recommendations to system76 as Linux comes preinstalled. Things i use, Steam for gaming, libre office for college work, proton drive for game and college backups, discord for ofc voice and text chat between friends

But first question: based on that is Linux even something for me? I don’t really have a problem with microsoft, mostly that Linux is new (good in that its something different but also bad that i’ll have to learn new things and potentially fix aforementioned things). But is it something that’ll be worth potential headaches as I want a system that “Just works” ™ and everythings good to go out of the box. And yes I’m aware posting in a Linux community will be biased but I’m having doubt about if it will be worth it to make the switch.

Second do things “just work” on linux, just install and go. The issue I dont want to run into is having to bug fix games or programs after a long day and wanting to unwind or an essay due where time is a factor.

I feel like i have more I just forgot :| so ill edit the post if anything comes up

Edit 1: also any hardware recommendations, I’m planning to go top of the line stuff so this PC can last me a while

    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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      6 days ago

      I think it depends on how your Windows setup sees it. I’ve never had a huge issue in the various Linux versions over the years, but I have had to tweak things now and then, especially after a Windows update which gets really upset at not being the only OS. My Windows/Ubuntu now works fine, was simple to install (it’s on a separate drive which helps), and the Windows issues are minor things I don’t worry about because if I use it now it’s only briefly and I’m back to Linux. Still don’t know enough to convert Windows to a VM, and I’m not sure that would be better than just keeping it this way.

      • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldEnglish
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        5 days ago

        Simply download the official Windows ISO, open VirtualBox, mount the ISO, install Windows inside VM.

        If you have a product key, put it there, otherwise simply run it unlicensed.

        Afterwards install the VirtualBox host additions inside the VM.

        Note that VirtualBox isn’t open source, so if that’s a concern for you, you’d need to use a different software. IIRC virt-manager is kinda easy to use, though not as user friendly as VirtualBox.

        • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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          5 days ago

          Thanks. I’ve browsed the instructions on how people typically do it, but I was hoping that there might be a way to basically transfer the WIndows copy and all its stuff into a virtual version. That seems to be not that simple. Perhaps the procedure is to establish a new WIndows in VM and then move/install what you have on the old. Which is why I’ve avoided it, that’s a lot of work.