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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).

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Looking for a distro to dual-boot with Windows 10 (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As the title mentions, I'm looking for a distro to dual boot with Windows 10, I want a stable distro for web browsing, movies and music. I don't like Gnome.

I'm not really looking for rolling release distros and I have a very good computer. I'm looking to customize the entire distro with a window manager.

Have a good day guys and thank you for your patience!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You can take out "to dual-boot with Windows 10" out of the equation, they'll all do that just fine especially if you stick with the bigger distros. They're all assuming that people will do that at first when trying out Linux.

My usual recommendation is to try out a few in a VM first, get acquainted with it, get a feel of whether you like it or not before you install it on your real hardware. Then simply enjoy and welcome to Linux!