wanting to try linux dual boot with win 11

RobTi · 3 Aug 2022 at 10:28

Hi all i have tried this before years ago dual booting on the same drive and always had problems (my own fault ) so would like to try again, so first question is install on the windows drive or on another drive, and then the best way to select the os when booting ?
Thanks

RobTi · 3 Aug 2022 at 20:57

well no patience so just installed mint onto a spare ssd

Mesai · 3 Aug 2022 at 21:04

Spare drive is always easier, although most installers will sort out the partition and the EFI setup.

Fedora is still my goto distro.

RobTi · 3 Aug 2022 at 21:06

Mesai said:
Spare drive is always easier, although most installers will sort out the partition and the EFI setup.

Fedora is still my goto distro.

thanks will give it a look i only went mint as i dipped into years back but want to learn more so will probably drop it for something less windows like

Mesai · 3 Aug 2022 at 21:48

RobTi said:
thanks will give it a look i only went mint as i dipped into years back but want to learn more so will probably drop it for something less windows like

Fedora and PopOS have good Gnome implementations, and PopOS are building their own Rust-based DE, which will look very similar.

Fedora also offer “spins” so you can get it with the other DEs if you don’t enjoy Gnome (I love it for development). The main reason I use Fedora is because it’s more up to date but still stable.

jrwagh333 · 4 Aug 2022 at 08:26

Another plus one here for Fedora.
I've tried Ubuntu, PopOS and Manjaro - Fedora has by far been the most stable for me.

RobTi · 4 Aug 2022 at 09:47

can i ask what you both use fedora for as all i want is to learn linux atm ?
Thanks

Infidelus · 4 Aug 2022 at 18:49

As a Mint user myself, I think you made the right choice

Mesai · 4 Aug 2022 at 19:18

RobTi said:
can i ask what you both use fedora for as all i want is to learn linux atm ?
Thanks

I mainly use it for work (development). Fedora is upstream of RHEL so it's very well supported and you'll often find popular software providing either a .deb or .rpm - not that you can't get the software on other distros.

It's very stable but also relatively up-to-date, which isn't the case for a lot of other distros. This can be helpful on newer hardware. PopOS is also decent for learning and will be familiar as it's based on Ubuntu.

Ultimately it depends on what you want to learn. They're all Linux in the end.