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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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Thinking about switching to Linux; main concern is son's games (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by midnight_moon@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hi. I’ve been thinking about trying out Linux for a while now (haven’t used it before). I have 1 PC which I share with my son. I mainly use it to browse the web, listen to music, watch movies and TV shows, Office for work, etc. things like that. Those things have good substitutes from what I’ve read, so not an issue. But my son plays video games like The Sims, Cities Skylines, Stardew Valley, Roblox, Minecraft, Stellaris, Slime Rancher… and from what I’ve seen it’s kind of difficult to game comfortably (stable) on Linux. As for the distro I was considering Ubuntu. Currently on Windows 10 Home. Looking forward to what you guys have to say. All advice welcome. Thanks.

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[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Is dual booting as simple as loading the Windows OS off of a drive in the BIOS?

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yes.

But every other year Windows seems to "accidentally" mess with Linux bootloaders on other drives/partitions.

[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Awesome, thanks for the info and heads up

[–] Teppichbrand 1 points 2 days ago

I dual boot Linux Mint, installed it AFTER Windows and never had any problems. I default boot Linux.

[–] unlawfulbooger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pretty much, yeah.

I’d recommend using two physical drives (SSD/HDD) instead of two partitions if you can, because windows update sometimes messes with the bootloader. But most laptops only have one drive so that’s not always possible.

Do keep in mind that formatting a drive (e.g. to split it in partitions) will erase all the data, so make sure you have backups!

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Usually the bootloader is only on one drive regardless. Keeping them on separate physical drives can be nice for simplicity but there's no reason you can't put them on the same drive.