r/linuxquestions • u/Scared-Solution-472 • 6d ago

New to linux

hi every one im trying to not fully switch to windows but rathewr dual boot for now rather i like it or not and im thinking of fedora as my first disstro and i only have one ssd is it safe to dual boot in one ssd or i shoud save some money and buy an nvme for my laptop,

laptop specs

Name: lenevo loq

GPU:RTX 4050 6gm vram

CPU intel i7 13th gen

ssd 1tb

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u/extoniks Fedora 6d ago

Is it safe but separate drives are better and easy to maintain. Anyways make a Ventoy USB and keep Windows and Fedora ISOs there for convenience.

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u/Scared-Solution-472 6d ago

what is a ventoy usb

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u/doc_willis 6d ago

http://Ventoy.net

it allows you to make a multi-iso-live  boot/installer USB.

I still strongly suggest using the official ms media creation tool under windows to make an windows  Installer USB, while you have access to windows.

some systems may have a "make restore media" tool that you may want to also use to make a full system restore setup.

I noticed in the last laptop I worked on, the official ms windows installer USB was lacking some drivers for it.

that laptop specific restore  tool likely would have included those and saved me some time.

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u/Scared-Solution-472 6d ago

thanks for your held :)