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Looking for a distro to dual boot with Win 11 (self.linux_gaming)

submitted 7 months ago by ImminentOrbit to c/[email protected]

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I currently have a win 11 machine and would like to dual boot with Linux. Looking at some of the different options, it seems many aren't recommended for dual booting. Are there any that are?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Fedora KDE spin is a nice relative beginner friendly distro. But it doesn't really matter which one you use.

The main issue with dual booting is the initial setup and preventing Windows from messing up the Linux boot loader.

You can either install it on the same drive with different partitions and use the Linux boot loader to select the system to boot, or you can install it on a separate drive and use the boot override function of your mainboard to switch. The latter is a bit easier to setup and with no risk of Windows overwriting the Linux bootloader, but not all mainboards allow easy switching.