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--- Quote from: The Murderous Cop on June 09, 2017, 01:32:12 PM ---i'm slightly interested in dualbooting arch linux on my server PC for running servers like some minecraft servers and other things, but i want to keep my windows install and not forget it up in the process. how would i do that?
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Most of the more popular distributions come with ways to install alongside Windows easily. Arch is a bit different from most in that the installation is done entirely from the command line. If I were you I'd just use Ubuntu server or Debian.
Tbh, as an Arch user, I'd only ever use it on a PC anyway. All the servers I manage use Debian.
Ipquarx:
--- Quote from: The Murderous Cop on June 09, 2017, 01:32:12 PM ---i'm slightly interested in dualbooting arch linux on my server PC for running servers like some minecraft servers and other things, but i want to keep my windows install and not forget it up in the process. how would i do that?
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Assuming this is your first time installing a linux distribution... Just don't use arch. Make sure your windows installation is set up in UEFI mode and try Ubuntu, Debian, or similar beginner-friendly distributions. You won't have fun if arch is your first time, especially with dual-booting complicating things further.
Foxscotch:
dual booting seems like a loving hassle. I'd honestly rather just have two separate machines lol
Metario:
--- Quote from: Foxscotch on June 09, 2017, 10:14:19 PM ---dual booting seems like a loving hassle. I'd honestly rather just have two separate machines lol
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well you dont need to dual boot theoretically
if you have a mobo with integrated graphics and you have a discreet graphics card and two monitors you can run vms off of your lincucks box and use the virtual machine as a full-fledged windows machine
i do this (except i use unRaid like a cuck lmfao) and it suits my needs well
Mr Queeba:
Arch anywhere lets you install arch a lot easier.