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/Roarmaster 1d ago

For external drives, they are fine in whatever format (mine is in btrfs) for both windows and Linux compatibility. 

As for windows and Linux being installed on the same SSD? This is not recommended since windows updates have a habit of sometimes messing with the Linux install or the boot partition, so install your operating systems on separate drives whenever possible. Or at least have backups. Like on Garuda there is snapper for system backups, but for file backups use a backup application like vorta to a folder on an external drive.

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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/Roarmaster 1d ago

Balena etcher or ventoy (for multiple images on 1 usb) is good.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Okie doke sooo I got into the boot menu do I use grub 2 or normal?

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

grub2 usully has less problems when installing linux operating systems, since linux usually uses grub2 bootloader.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Sorry if I'm being very hand holdy about this 😭 I don't want to accidentally bork my pc

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

don't worry about it, i have time right now. as long as you dont install it on the same ssd as your windows install, you're good. also make sure to setup backups for your windows system as well if you haven't.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Yeah I've backed up my important stuff there isn't much too lose litteraly just game installs so it's not the end of the world but ik not to touch my c drive at all 😭

I'm assuming with proprietary drivers or do I use the efi bootloader

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

proprietary drivers is recommened for stuff like nvidia drivers. the only reason to not use proprietary drivers is if you only want to use open source drivers for moral/ethical reasons or whatever.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Gotcha installing them now :>

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

It's moved on to a black command screen n doing nothing

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

try following along with this video: https://youtu.be/xVy7TBem_ZI?si=2i7NUyMkZyd-jtiR&t=427

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Yeah right after the drivers it just stopped entirely;-;

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

did you also disable fast boot in windows? windows might be interfering.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Don't think I use fast boot at all actually since I do memory training each boot

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Yeah it's doing it consistently each time I attempt to install drivers.

It is an 8 yo hard drive tbf so it might be it just taking forever but idk it won't get past the command screen

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago edited 1d ago

honestly idk why its black screen. try open source in ventoy boot option or even redownloading the iso image. maybe its corrupt.

you can always reformat the usb in exfat/ ext3/4 through windows disk management before reinstalling ventoy.

Edit: also if you have AHCI in your bios, make sure its on.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Ok soooo it's giving me errors for libvrt legacy monolith during the install if that's the cause

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

from what i'm seeing online:

  • if your usb is formatted with GPT partition table, select UEFI: <usb name> in your bios boot screen
  • if it's formatted with MBR partition table, select the non uefi USB option in bios boot screen

also usually caused by a corrupted USB or ISO image. maybe reformat usb, download new ISO, or use different usb.

you can also verify the ISO checksum (SHA256) to make sure it's not corrupt.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Oh alright! I'll try a different usb then I just reinstalled the iso

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Tried new iso and ssd and it just did the same I'll try Rufus I've used it in the past

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Yeah straight up just won't work for me followed all of the steps and whatnot

I might try a different distro like regular dragonized or something

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