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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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You won't be missed (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by funkajunk@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I changed my main machine over to Linux in the beginning of April, setting it up on its own NVMe so I could keep my other drive with Windows 10 intact and dual boot when needed.

I've been having a blast - ricing hyprland, better workflows, great gaming experiences.

Then yesterday I realized that I hadn't actually bothered to dual boot once since testing out the Windows entry in my systemd-boot menu when I first set it up.

Guess who just gained a 1TB drive to install more games?

I wiped out the Windows drive with no remorse. Damn, that felt good.

Goodbye Windows, you won't be missed.

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[–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Rufus, the bootable usb creator?

You should be able to natively do what Rufus does in Linux, if you have a disk imaging software installed. I think Ubuntu comes with gnome-disks, you right click an ISO file, click open with, select disk image writer, and select the destination device (your USB drive) and it writes the ISO file to the USB device. You should double check it actually makes it bootable, but I think it does.

You can also use Ventoy to do what you want. You install it to the USB drive and then just drop the ISO files into a folder that you want to boot from, and it creates a menu for you to choose which ISO file to choose at boot time.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ventoy, where the most reasonable installer is for Windows?

[–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They have a Linux GUI, though admittedly I've never used it.

https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_linux_gui.html

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So what I'm hearing is that Windows stays as a backup, because Linux can't do a job that's more common for a Linux user.

[–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Explain more, I don't understand.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Trying to set up Ventoy on a flash drive through Linux looks like a hassle. Windows, I know what I have to do: download the installer and push the button. In Linux, it's obviously not that simple.

[–] paper_moon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sorry, still not understanding your position, can you explain a bit more about your troubles and problems? Then many of us here can help you.

[–] funkajunk@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What are you talking about? There's a ventoy app for Linux too. Install it and run, nothing complicated about it.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 days ago

I found out the issue - I have to run it as root.