Im currently using Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. Just started using, just to get me by till I can get Win11. I havent used command lines since DOS5. Im kind of enjoying using Ubuntu even though i know nothing as of yet. Im thinking about learning Linux and at least know my way around it well, and prob do a dual-boot with Win11/Ubuntu 22. And whats Ubuntu Pro about?
They give technical support and offer more security support. If I remember correctly they also have more software that is pre-installed. I'm currently using Linux Mint with cinnamon desktop environment. I'm thinking of going back to xfce. In ubuntu that would be xubuntu flavor.(xubuntu.org).
Hi Dennis,
Personally I prefer Linux Mint over Ubuntu (better UX and not so 'ugly'), but that's just my preference.
You don't need to use the Terminal that much, when starting (although things are usually a lot faster and there are certain operations that you can't do with the UI).
That said, I would stay away from Dual Booting Linux and Windows! It can work, but if something goes wrong, you'll probably have a really hard time troubleshooting or finding someone that is willing to help you and you might end up having to re-install your OS.
Dennis,
Quick tip on dual booting linux as there are problems that can come up like Martin suggest. I run Windows for gaming and Manjaro for blender. The most common issue that comes up with linux is after Windows updates will break the boot loader and it usually kills both OS systems making both unrecoverable. This happens because linux creates a new boot loader during install and during updates Windows tries to fix it which you don't want. You want to try to install the linux boot loader separate from the Windows loader but it can be complicated if the drive that has Windows on it is connected while installing linux, it can be done but it there is a better way.
I found installing linux on a separate drive while having the drive with Windows disconnected from the machine the best way as linux doesn't see Windows and doesn't try to install the boot loader. After installing and reconnecting the Windows drive boot the computer up and it should boot to Windows, verify ever thing is working as expected. Reboot and press boot option key (F11 for me) at the BIOS screen, there you should see the drive with linux and select to boot. Once you verify it works you can then reboot the computer and go into your BIOS options and set your preferred OS as the first boot option and when you want the other press F11 to boot to the other. This works best with a second hard drive but if you don't have on you can do it with a single drive just a lot more work to keep the boot loaders separate. If you need help with this just let me know and I can guide you.
I like RRyan_Miller's solution,
I have ubuntu and windows on one drive, but prior to installing any OS I partitioned the drive giving two drives on one physical drive.
Partitioning will wipe the drive, so its best done prior to installing any OS or you will need to backup all your files elsewhere (another drive or the cloud), partition and install windows and ubuntu.
Adrian,
Question for you, when you boot your computer do you get a screen asking what OS you want to load? Screen will look like something like this. Ignore the Kali I don't think anyone will be using it for blender just the first example I was able to google.
This is the boot loader to avoid. What is happening here is when installing linux you will get an option to "Install along Side Window" as an install option and linux will install this special boot loader that will then package the Windows and the copy of Linux boot loaders and then give you the option of what loader to launch, an inception of loaders. This is where the problem comes up during Windows updates, the Windows boot loaded no longer exist as the partition that it use to live on is now nested in the special boot loader partition that is now hosting both Windows and Linux boot loaders. Windows will try to fix the boot partition and break both Windows and linux boot loaders inside the partition. The worst part about this option is once you have this boot loader you can't go back and even if you have dual drive or partitioned your drive you can specify the drive to load linux on but if your not careful and miss the option to load the boot loader on that same drive linux will assume you only want one loader and install the special loader.
This doesn't always have problems but I've always avoided installing with this loader on systems I care about. It's good for the non-savy user to setup and works well but like I said if it is a critical system or the system has something I care about I don't do it this way.
Right now i have Ubuntu on one of two of my M2 drives, and will add a 3rd M2 drive later on.
Intel Core i5 (LGA_1700) 4.4Ghz 12core 65watt
ASUS Prime B760-PLUS D4
Corsair 32GB DDR4 3200Hz
M2_Samsung 970 Pro 512GB (Ubuntu)
M2_Samsung 980 Pro 2TB (unused ATM)
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (will be upgrading soon)
Planning a new system next year, and probably another AMD Ryzen CPU/ Nvidia GPU. So this about system was just to get me by. Been without a system for over a year. Ill buy me a copy of Windows11 next month.
Dennis,
Nice system just make sure to update the firmware on the Samsung 980 pro as there is a bug that will kill the SSD quickly if not fixed. The 970 isn't confirmed to be affected that I know of yet but I would update it as well just to be sure.
RRyan_Miller No I don't get a screen asking what OS to use, I switch the the boot drive in the BIOS.
I rarely use Ubuntu now so it's not really an issue for me.
