Win/Linux co-existence

[sadkingbilly]

What's the best way in your expert opinion, to run Windoze and Linux on the same machine?

1) Dual boot/multiboot
2) VM under Winx - and, if so, which VM-ware?
3) VM under Linux - ditto
4) WSL1 or 2.
5) some really clever thing this moron hasn't thought of.

[b0redom]

As always, it depends. What do you want to use each for? Assuming Windows would be your hypervisor OS, if you don’t want to use WSL, you could just use hyperV?

Are you doing anything heavy on either OS?

[sadkingbilly]

AFAICS, WSL has no GUI, or it's a PITA setting one up.
I want to have the option of multi OS's, but i'm leaning toward dual/multiboot, since VM's hypervisors need a server more than a PC for performance.

[courtg9000]

I used to have an Ubuntu instance running in VirtualBox on my home machine, never had an issue.

[hobnob]

The main question is whether you want to have both OS running at once, and that depends on what you use them for (e.g. what apps you install on each of them).

Personally, I use Windows as my main OS, with Kali Linux as a VM (using VMware Workstation).

[b0redom]

You still haven’t said what you want to use it for. Do you need a GUI? Most folks using Linux use the CLI.

Personally I don’t really like WSL. I have an Ubuntu headless VM to run any Linux software and a Windows desktop (for games I generally do work on a Mac).

[sadkingbilly]

thanks all, - i don't need both at once, i was just wondering if a VM (on either OS) was a good alternative to multi-boot.
i use Winx for work (access to client systems/comms) and Linux Mint for music mostly.
I'll stick with multi-boot for now.

cheers.

[gables]

I'm in the PC running Windows with VirtualBox for Linux VMs camp.

Would a Raspberry Pi give you what you need for Linux or is running it on your PC an absolute must?

[courtg9000]

I'm in the PC running Windows with VirtualBox for Linux VMs camp.

Would a Raspberry Pi give you what you need for Linux or is running it on your PC an absolute must?

+1 for Raspberry Pi

If you can manage it for your usage

Top idea gables

[sadkingbilly]

I'm in the PC running Windows with VirtualBox for Linux VMs camp.

Would a Raspberry Pi give you what you need for Linux or is running it on your PC an absolute must?

+1 for Raspberry Pi

If you can manage it for your usage

Top idea gables

cheers guys, but Winx>VM hypervisor>Linux adds too much latency for sound recording.
so multiboot it is, for now.
cheers all, thanks for your input.