Sorry but using less Windows via dual boot setup > Not using Linux at all.
Whatever works for people is the right choice.
this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2025
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sure but this is linux memes , so nuance and rational thought mean dick all mehbreveh
The windows partition is bloat. Delete it.
Please explain this to:
-My Job
And then subsequently(or convince my job to migrate to foss alts for the following)
-Adobe
-Autodesk
-Vectric
-Google(workspaces)
-intuit
-Trimble
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Windows to my linux partition:
(this is why I wont dual boot)
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
Separate hard drives fixes this one.
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It only ever exists as a VM, and I boot it up rarely as it deserves this purgatory.
Anyone know of some good automation to keep Windows VMs up to date?
WSUS
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I just wanna use my hdr monitor bro
Hell yeah, another HDR lover on Lemmy! Now there's two of us!
That's the main reason why I use Win11 as my primary OS. 10's HDR support is half-assed, and KDE's is even worse. Linux doesn't even support nVidia GPUs properly, so SDR-to-HDR conversion is missing for both YouTube and local videos. And since Win10 doesn't have AutoHDR for games, that leaves 11 as my only choice if I want to play games and watch videos in HDR with minimal hassle.
(edit: And yes I know that converting to HDR isn't as good as real HDR; but IDC cause it looks amazing to me, especially in the highlights.)
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I know it's Linux memes but its better than using a bit of both instead of but trying Linux at all. We need more casual people to try Linux. Not just diehards.
Edit: typo
diehards really kill the community. I think the guys from suckles are most guilty of this
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I remember one time after checking out Ubuntu when I went back to Windows, my PC would ask if I wanted to boot into Windows or Windows.
The drive isn't even hooked up I swear!
Β―\_(γ)_/Β― been daily driving Linux for at least a decade now...
But I haven't found a way to run my HTC Vive on my nvidia gpu and the updater software for my car on Linux... So I still have a dual boot for those
updater software for my car
Can I just point out that there was a point in time in living memory where this statement would be utterly deranged? (And it'll probably soon be unusual again because of OTA updates...)
Oh, it still is.
Hard agree...
That point in time is forever for me. I'll spend a few thousand on a really good bike before I buy a car that needs regular software updates
When Linux can actually do everything I want to do I'll gladly stop using Windows. It's not there yet and a lot of what it can do is still janky.
There are applications that still don't have a proper Linux port, or any at all. Or maybe the ones that exist are cumbersome to use. I really hate that people downvote you for pointing this out. If you were wrong, Linux would have a much larger share already.
I understand that some people have alternatives for everything they use; I'm happy for them, and I wish to be them. But assuming that if I can do everything I want on Linux in the same quality/convenience/whatever, then others must, as well...
Yeah it's pretty frustrating to hear so many touting it as a replacement and then being met with hostility when you try to adopt it yourself and run into problems. Like I expect there to be some friction moving to a different system but when you're hitting roadblocks every step of the way on what to you are everyday tasks in Windows it gets tiresome quick and I haven't even tried to game on it yet.
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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
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its been years since I touched my 200gb windows partition, but it might have something important i might need in future lmao
Oblivion Remaster got me relapsing because I still had leftover game pass subscription. Forgive me my lord. And holy shit Todd managed to stitch Unreal Engine on top of Creation Engine, it's black magic fuckery. Lots of esp only mods still work like wtf.
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I'm so sorry Jesus, I just wanted to play some tarkov
Believe it or not, straight to hell.
You can dual boot Windows. I'm giving everyone here express permission. You can even mass grave up an LTSC copy of windows 10 for a couple of years, it's all cool.
Just be aware! Windows updates do fuck around with the hard drive partitions and MBR, so your copy of Linux might get bricked or partially overwritten once in awhile.
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I dual booted my study pc. Well technically I did. I didnβt 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 have Windows on separate drive, but I haven't used it in years (I mean, I launched it recently once to check if a hardware issue I was having was Linux specific β it wasn't). I'm planning to delete it to reclaim the space, but I think I have some files I want to get from there but I don't want to go through the entire file system to find them, so it's just sitting there lol
Yeah, I dual boot Windows
's ass outta my system >:C
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
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i can play stardew valley natively in linux. there's no reason to dual boot.
I have some software that doesnt work with wine or anything else the like Ive tried, and doesnt seem to have a linux equivalent that I can find. Ive only been using linux a few months now, so maybe theres some other options that Im missing, but how else does one deal with that apart from booting back into the old windows install whenever I need that specific software?
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Forgive me lord, for I have sinned.
The great flood (me not charging my laptop and leaving it in a humid place for 1.5 years) got rid of that (and everything with it), tho
Run Windows in a VM
Any software that doesn't work work in a VM doesn't deserve to work at all
Itβs technically there on a separate drive entirely, but I havenβt touched it in at least a year. Probably gonna have to when I need to brush up for my cert renewal though 
Hey Jesus can you help me get Disco Elysium running on Kubuntu? I would ask for help with Fusion360 but I would probably need your dad's help with that
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As if windows would let grub live
Sorry, I am a sinner.
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