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I’m going to be contrarian here, screw WSL and VM Ubuntu and install Linux with a Windows Virtualbox. Much better and more practical.

• endisneigh 5y ago
  how is it much better? without knowing what applications are used that seems like a bit of an overstatement.
  • yepthatsreality 5y ago
    All reasons people complain about requirements for using Windows (telemetry, ads everywhere, software lock-in, etc.). This is an article about skipping Windows 11 and switching to Linux. Not some way to run Linux on Windows.
    • endisneigh 5y ago
      yeah but you're replying to my comment tho so that's what I assumed it was "better" than. doesn't make sense to me otherwise (e.g. from just the article why introduce windows at all)
      • yepthatsreality 5y ago
        If you’re trying to remain in a Windows environment then there’s no advantage. If you’re trying leave to a particular OS then it’s best to start using it and migrate other files over time. Otherwise you leave the migration work and the actual use to some physical task. Installing Windows as a VM allows you to then remove it or treat it as a secondary OS instead of something you’re tied to.
        • endisneigh 5y ago
          right, but my point is that like you point out you can use windows and linux simultaneously, so which you have as the "main" or host really just depends on what applications you use. either way you can use both windows and linux on the same machine so I was confused with your initial reply.