Encourages move to Linux but, for goodness sake, RTFM first

  • LumpyPancakes@piefed.social
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    5 days ago

    I remember years ago there was a copy of Linux that you could install on a Windows drive and it’d run even though it was on the NTFS drive.

    One of the big challenges for migration is presumably having to take all your data off your C drive blow it away, install Linux then put all your files back. A version that would happily reside on NTFS and just give Windows the heave-ho might be an easier option for n00bs.

    • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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      2 days ago

      It was Ubuntu. But it was clunky and in essence just a vm. It was a cool was too try it out, but it was definitely not a long term solution. Ultimately, LiveCDs worked much better at testing it out.

      I see what you’re saying in terms of continuation, though, but ntfs kind of sucks. If it’s any consolation, most Linux distros can read ntfs just fine now.