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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @030a29f333 26 Feb \ on: Taking the leap to Linux from Windows bitcoin
Enabled dualboot between Windows and Mint on my primary laptop recently. Nice to have the optionality to use a privacy respecting OS most of the time, while keeping Windows around just in case I need it for something
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @btcthinker 26 Feb
virt-manager can help you virtualize windows and is generally suitable for most situations.
https://virt-manager.org/
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @030a29f333 26 Feb
For some reason Ive had a tough time navigating VMs on Linux. Using Windows and VMing into Linux has been easy but not the reverse. Will look at this later
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @btcthinker 26 Feb
Please use Remmina's rdp protocol to login to virtualized windows, and you will find that everything is natural.
https://remmina.org/
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @crrdlx 27 Feb
Exactly what I do. Kind of embarrassing, but my 11 year old laptop (which I got second hand even then) runs Linux Mint pretty well. A lighter distro might be better, but it runs fine. However, when I boot Windows 10 (which is actually rare), it's pretty sluggish.
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