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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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What to know before Dual Booting Windows + Linux? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm looking to finally use Linux properly and I'm planning to dual boot my laptop. There's enough storage to go around, and while I'm comfortable messing around I'd rather not have to run and buy a new device before school while fixing my current one.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VaIgbTOvAd0

This was the general guide I was planning to follow, just with KDE Plasma (or another KDE). I was going to keep windows the default, and boot into Linux as needed when I had time to learn and practice.

I assume it should be the near similar process for KDE Plasma?

I'm ok with things going wrong with the Linux install, but I'd like to keep the Windows install as safe as possible.

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[–] Presi300@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Install windows 1st, Linux 2nd. Generally speaking Linux installers won't mess up a windows install, however most of the time the windows installer WILL mess up a Linux install.

Don't think of Linux the same way as windows, think of it as desktop android. Do not download applications from the browser, unless they're not available literally anywhere else, use the app center instead. Use a popular distro (Ubuntu/Ubuntu variant, fedora, etc...).

Use Wayland.

[–] AffineConnection@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

use the app center

That's a weird thing to call a package manager.

[–] Presi300@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I call package manager the CLI program...