Can some explain why people dual boot?

nineteenforty4 · 23 Aug 2013 at 03:47

Hi

I have heard "dual-boot" a LOT when linux comes up and I get that it is having two Operating Systems on the PC but for the love of god I can not figure out why people do it.

If you have a windows OS on your computer in order to use/do certain things then why have linux for normal use if it dosent do everything you need it to.
Is it just to say they use linux? Or is it to do things quicker in return for having to boot another OS for every so often, is overall more time efficient?

Thanks for your time.

nineteenforty4 · 23 Aug 2013 at 14:41

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Okay I get that you need to use linux for work for example or need to use windows for work so both is required.

mortals said:
Probably down to opinion but the question asked seems to be worded in a way that questions why people use linux when they have windows which is a topic that has been discussed and trolled extensively on this sub-forum over the years.

I'm not trolling, I get that linux is faster and more adjustable. Its just that hopping between OS s seems to negate linux being faster to me.

nineteenforty4 · 23 Aug 2013 at 22:29

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Could you not use wine for that?

How easy is it to share files between OSs when dual booting?
Like if you made a video on windows and wanted to edit it on linux.

nineteenforty4 · 24 Aug 2013 at 02:04

I might, but I do require windows so that would need to be my day to day OS

If I got, say a laptop, in addition to a pc I'd put linux on it cause I hate windows