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Got an old laptop from a friend I'd like to rejuvenate, the plan is to set up a light distro so it wouldn't be as slow as it is right now with windows 10.

Now, I'm aware windows updates can fuck up a dual boot system, so i have a few questions about how to minimize the threat of that happening.

What i think of doing is running a few scans to check the disk, then setting up Linux Mint, because it is beginner friendly, and (relatively) light weight.

What I'd need help with is trusted guides and also tips for setting up dual booting, I'm sure I'll need to do disk partitioning and I've done that before but I'd still want to make sure I'm doing it correctly.

Any help would be welcome.

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[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah for anything except some games, wine/lutris or a virtual machine will work wonders. Not having to reboot is much nicer. You can also consider booting windows off a fast usb stick or usb ssd.

[-] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

For me personally, having to reboot is part of why I like my dual boot. I have adhd, so it's good to keep gaming entirely separate from anything productive.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

Thats a good point tbh. Nice brain hack

[-] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Now if only it kept me away from the Wikipedia rabbit hole haha

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