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Dalgam
7y

Thinking about dual booting a Linux OS on my PC do you have any recommendations on what to use? I'm used to windows and want to dabble into Linux for curiosity's sake ☺️

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    There's a lot of distros out there and since you can't decide which to set up as dual boot, why not try every distro in a VirtualBox? Until you find one that suits you, then you can set it up as dual boot. My advice, don't start with Kali but try every other distro.
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    @agentQ Thanks for the advice, using a VM is definitely something I'll do!
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    That said, any distro recommendations for the VM? 😉
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    @Dalgam as someone who has experience with Kali, I just want to amplify @agentQ comment, Do not start with Kali.

    In my experience with other distros (which is very short) Ubuntu is a likely a good starting point, then after that there is Arch which seems to be a prefered between a lot of people but its a little more advanced.
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    PopOS or Solus seems to starting gathering traction lately and for a good reason, you can also try maybe good ol' Kubuntu for that Windows-esque feel, ZorinOS looks great but is a paid distro
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    @LiamHolmes Thanks! Have heard that Ubuntu is a good starting point and I'll look into Arch.
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    @legionfrontier Nice, I'll take a look!
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    If you're just starting out I'd highly recommend Ubuntu or elementary, I'd avoid the more obscure distros for now
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    @luckyalpaca Personally I stopped believe in Elementary a long time ago, the ones I told seem a better option for Ubuntu based distros
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    @J-2FA Thanks, I'll take a look!
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    @santartine Cool, might be nice to test something close to windows. I'll add it to the list!
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    The one I've used for years is Linux Mint. Recently, I've wanted to test if my new notebook (with Windows 10 preinstalled) would run it, so I installed it on VirtualBox. It feels like having part of my soul again.
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    Just don’t try Arch Linux yet... once ur a bit used to Linux, then try it...
    Enjoy ur Linux ride 😍😍🤗🤗
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    Linux Mint is popular. If you want a good list of distros, try distrowatch.com
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    @Electrux Thanks!

    @FlexibleCoder63 Thanks for the suggestion I'll check out the site!
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    Solus: Independent, Rolling, Stable, Budgie
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    Whatever Linux you'll use, make sure to setup suicide linux. It will educate you properly ;)

    https://qntm.org/suicide
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    @justwellbrock Not sure if serious, joking, or just satisfying a messed-up sense of humor.
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    @justwellbrock Haha well that sounds like a great idea 😉
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    Fedora 27 just came out
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    @Seshpenguin Fedora27? You mean THE Fedora27? (Bad TheLegend27 reference).
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    I'd go with Mint! Easy to use and with the Cinnamon deskto interface it's still windows-like :)
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    Mint! :D
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