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Yet another linux distro advice question (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 month ago by humanspiral@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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16gb ram. nvida GTX1650. Triple monitors

want to run existing windows 10 installation in VM, with write access. This is mostly for tax software.

plan is new SSD drive. Make 2 partitions for windows, with backup to both. Let it be C: drive? Then reformat PCIe M2 drive for linux.

I only care about the VM not FUBARing the windows installation, even if I have a 2nd backup of it.

I play one game that has a linux version: beyond all reason.

I've used debian/ubuntu based linux before. I don't need/want to highly customize performance/features. Just working out of box.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

You're overcomplicating things.

If you have an existing Win10 install, just format the new SSD for whatever distro, install, and set the boot target for the new SSD drive.

Then run Linux for a bit, make sure everything works, and make an image of the already existing Win10 partition to run in a VM.

Much simpler.

Also: almost all tax software runs in a browser now. If not then it will run under Wine or Proton. I think you have less to worry about than you think.

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