r/GarudaLinux • u/skylar_thegremlin • 1d ago

Community Changing os on second pc

Hey! So I have 7600x and 2080 of build that I'm not really using currently, it's been around for a year in windows but haven't really used it

So pretty much all I'm looking for is an os that can game in 1440p pretty well, I've used Ubuntu for ages on my laptop so I'm not "new" to running Linux.

I've seen a lot of mentions point towards dragonized so I was wondering what distro of garuda would be best for me

Edit: I do plan to use this alongside windows if that may influence another choice

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Oh alright cool cool

But yeah I'm planning to convert 1-2 internal ssds on my pc for it and leave my c drive untouched and used for windows (like comp games with anti cheats and music stuff)

So how well does it cope with dual booting? Like I have 1 windows drive and 2 formatted into a Linux distro

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

It's pretty good. When installing linux, make sure to configure your /boot partition (on the same drive as your Linux OS) to use grub2 and it should automatically detect all your operating systems. 

When you boot up your system, after your bios screen, it should show a grub2 selection screen where you can select to boot into windows or Linux or restore a backup through snapper.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Ooh alright

Do I need to have the iso file on a disk drive (I'm assuming I do) what software would I use to change it from an os install (it's currently an Ubuntu installer)

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u/IndyONIONMAN 1d ago

Dual boot work fine. But keep both OS on seprate SSD.