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If I have a PC with Windows on it, how can I parallel install Linux so I can start playing around with that? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca
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Preferably a linux "flavor" thats more MacOS like in aesthetic, but that also has good availabillity of apps and stuff?

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[โ€“] 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

not an answer to your question, but I personally never felt dual-booting or VM's were a good way to get into Linux. If your experience is the same, you might enjoy just getting a different computer for Linux. E.g. you could get a raspberry pi to use as a Syncthing-server, or an old laptop if you have a stationary computer-

As for the aesthetic - if you're new to Linux, you should not prioritize aesthetics when picking a distro. Find something reasonably stable and well supported, like Mint or Kubuntu, and play around with themes and such in stead.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    VMs are definitely better than dual booting.

    I went through the apps I was using and found the Linux versions or an equivalent. Installed Linux as the primary and put windows in a VM to handle the residual. For a lot of things I have found that Wine runs most of the residual windows apps ok.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 7 months ago

    same - although I've never used a VM to run photoshop or other tools for making stuff, just games. Having to use software from inside a VM in a creative workflow seems like a pain, but maybe there are possibilities I haven't thought of for file syncing and such.

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