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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 20/8/2023
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You don't have to replace it completely. Dual-booting is a fine compromise, so is running Windows inside a VM.
I've been running Linux as my main OS for ~15 years now, but still run Windows in some form (and macOS).
Why settle for a single OS? Just use whatever tools are best for the job.
How do you deal with licensing issues if you do this? AFAIK you can't do it with an OEM Windows license? (or do you just use "alternative methods")
You can actually use it with your existing OEM license. You may need to copy the ACPI tables from your physical machine to the VM, but personally, I've never felt the need to do so, and I haven't had any activation issues.
Although technically speaking, you'd still be breaking the EULA... not that Microsoft cares or anything.
Hmm OK, maybe I haven't tried that properly or something... will have to have another go at some point. Thanks.
Yeah, not so worried about the EULA, it's not like I'm pirating or anything.
Windows in a VM is a good idea but the way I distro-hop I should probably start with it the other way around. What is your main distro of choice?
I used to use Arch (still do on some systems), but my main these days is Nobara, a gaming and multimedia optimized distro, based on Fedora.
I would try different things to see what I liked but I always came back to Fedora. I haven't heard of Nobara but I like the sound of it; it looks like it bundles all the stuff I usually install the moment the DE is up and running.
If you like trying different things then I'd also recommend checking out BlendOS. It's a unique Arch-based distro that allows you to install and run packages from other mainstream disreos (making use of containers). You can even instantly switch between different DEs with a single command, which is nice for trying out various environments without polluting your system with tons of dependencies.