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There is a very simple way to install Linux on any Windows PC: a VM. I'm not sure why more people don't do it. It gives you all the flexibility and strength of

• nathan_long 14y ago
  It also gives you all the overhead of running two operating systems, and all the expense of purchasing a commercial one to use a free one. I'm not saying it's a bad option, but it does have downsides.
• Wilya 14y ago
  I do this for my laptop (mainly because wireless support on linux still sucks) and it isn't perfect. Performance suffers quite a bit, which matters for low power devices. Plus, the windows layer will come bite you in all its sneaky ways, as usual.
• jwhitlark 14y ago
  This assumes you want windows at all, and all the problems that come with it. Using a slow system that tends to decay as the base of your computing experience isn't something I'm interested in. It would make more sense to have Linux as the base, and windows in a VM.
  • jlgreco 14y ago
    Accidentally downvoted you, but I fully agree. Most of my computers running Linux are not laptops and don't even have screens/keyboards attached. I can't think of a single reason I would ever want windows on them even as just some sort of ghetto hypervisor.
    • jasomill 14y ago
      Nor can I, but I presume gamers could come up with a few.
    • wasd 14y ago
      Then why is secure boot an issue for you?
• pnathan 14y ago
  Uh, no. I'd like to not pay Microsoft just so I can use Linux.