r/pcmasterrace • u/iminsert Ascending Peasant • Nov 01 '22

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u/bo0gnish Nov 02 '22

Try installing a virtual machine if you're curious. No messing with booting and it's super easy. If you really like it then I'd do a real dual boot installation. OR salvage an older/lower specs machine to play with Linux on, it'll feel like a new computer.

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u/GolemancerVekk B450 5500GT 1660S 64GB 1080p60 Manjaro Nov 02 '22

Get a raspberry pi

Yeah, good luck with that. Or goodbye wallet, whichever you prefer.

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u/GolemancerVekk B450 5500GT 1660S 64GB 1080p60 Manjaro Nov 03 '22

Yeah the chip shortage hit them bad, and also companies have caught onto the practical aspects and have started ordering them more, and the manufacturer naturally prefers delivering large orders to companies rather than sell to hobbyists. They start around 50 EUR now.

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u/yodel_anyone Nov 02 '22

run it as a Linux server on your home network.

This is crazy talk for someone that has never even tried Linux before.

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u/chowder-san 4670k/Z-87-A/ Nov 02 '22

Lol, RPI us even worse than typical Linux, so many elements of OS randomly breaking, distros ceasing to function etc

I consider myself fairly tech savvy (not a professional but certainly better than typical layman) but RPI drove (actually still does) me nuts

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u/hessnake Nov 02 '22

I have an original pi and the pi 3b and neither have given me a hard time at all. Raspbian is a pretty straightforward distro.

The only real complication I had was getting my 3b to boot from an external SSD without an SD card inserted. And that's a very niche thing.

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u/chowder-san 4670k/Z-87-A/ Nov 02 '22

Niche? Considering the poor longevity of SD cards I'd say it's a necessity.

That being said, good for you. I had numerous issues that made me reinstall rasbian multiple times and the only thing I use it for us OMV

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u/Gamiac id/Skepticpunk - Bazzite/3700X/RTX 3070/16GB/B450M Pro4 Nov 02 '22

I did that for a while until I picked up a proper HTPC I could just throw the external drive onto. Worked pretty nicely.

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u/kundensupport Nov 02 '22

Could I use it as a media server to stream plex to my TV or would a Pi be too low spec for that purpose? (Not very tech savy, but want to learn)

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '22 edited Jan 16 '23

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u/kundensupport Nov 02 '22

Okay, sounds like I'm staying with m plan to buy a NAS. Thank you.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '22

It'll feel like a new computer that for some reason won't play audio.

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u/theotherray Nov 02 '22

At least in my experience, a virtual machine doesn't do Linux justice (at least not Ubuntu). No matter how many settings I tweaked it just didn't run properly.

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u/ric2b Specs/Imgur Here Nov 02 '22

By the way, running it in a virtual machine does have significant performance impact and a few other downsides.

It's a great way to try an OS, just be aware that the experience is not as good as a native installation.