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I did this as well, and consider it to be my "weirdest" linux install as well. I documented it on AskUbuntu[0] and followed these instructions[1] - they involve

I did this as well, and consider it to be my "weirdest" linux install as well. I documented it on AskUbuntu[0] and followed these instructions[1] - they involve creating a fake disk image using the VBoxManage cli. The reason I had to do this was also because of the "no-external-media-to-install-Linux" challenge. WUBI[2] used to be a solution for this, but it had it's own challenges (and was only Ubuntu iirc) and was discontinued (much after I used this trick) Another interesting cross-OS trick is folks who use a shared NTFS drive to maintain a common Steam library between Windows and Linux. I did this for a while before I switched completely to Linux, but it's still fairly common. [0]: https://askubuntu.com/a/47122/11736 https://askubuntu.com/a/47122/11736 [1]: https://www.sysprobs.com/access-physical-disk-virtualbox-desktop-virtualization-software https://www.sysprobs.com/access-physical-disk-virtualbox-des... [2]: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wubi https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wubi

samtheprogram 5y ago
Recently I tried sharing a Steam library between Windows and Linux. Sadly, Proton does not support FAT32 so if your goal is to run those games under Proton you will be disappointed.
- Tsiklon 5y ago
  Honestly, given it's limitations (4GB Max Filesize & no journaling) FAT32 should not be used for anything aside from low capacity removable storage (or a purpose which is not frequently read from/written to). If you're sharing a library between Windows and Linux, NTFS should be your way forward, especially given the improved native R/W NTFS (NTFS3) driver that is present in newer Linux kernels (5.15+). exFAT is a marked improvement over FAT32 (no realworld filesize limit) but NTFS will probably be the least painful choice longer term (given the journaling capability).
  - samtheprogram 5y ago
    FWIW I technically use exFat, my mistake. Either way, NTFS isn’t supported by Proton and I’m still on 5.14; 5.15 was only released on Halloween 3 weeks ago and isn’t in most distributions/repositories yet or nearly as battle-tested. However I am excited to get my hands on the better NTFS support.
    - Tsiklon 5y ago
      You're completely correct - my apologies for that, Things certainly are looking up though.

samtheprogram 5y ago

Recently I tried sharing a Steam library between Windows and Linux. Sadly, Proton does not support FAT32 so if your goal is to run those games under Proton you will be disappointed.

Tsiklon 5y ago
Honestly, given it's limitations (4GB Max Filesize & no journaling) FAT32 should not be used for anything aside from low capacity removable storage (or a purpose which is not frequently read from/written to). If you're sharing a library between Windows and Linux, NTFS should be your way forward, especially given the improved native R/W NTFS (NTFS3) driver that is present in newer Linux kernels (5.15+). exFAT is a marked improvement over FAT32 (no realworld filesize limit) but NTFS will probably be the least painful choice longer term (given the journaling capability).
- samtheprogram 5y ago
  FWIW I technically use exFat, my mistake. Either way, NTFS isn’t supported by Proton and I’m still on 5.14; 5.15 was only released on Halloween 3 weeks ago and isn’t in most distributions/repositories yet or nearly as battle-tested. However I am excited to get my hands on the better NTFS support.
  - Tsiklon 5y ago
    You're completely correct - my apologies for that, Things certainly are looking up though.