Get a PC with Mint, or - Install and wipe old PC data, or - Install in a Virtual Machine. 4th option (not mentioned) is multi boot. Tools like GRUB let you select whether you boot into Windows, or Linux. It's the most advanced, but lets you have the best of both worlds.
@@STCatchMeTRACjRo Huh? Excuse me? If that was truly the case, then you could not create Virtual Machines under Windows. Do you mean the GRUB bootloader has some flaw, and is now deprecated? Last time I installed was before UEFI, and I simply used gParted to create a 2nd (primary) partition.
True it is another option which works well for some. Multi-boot I think worked better before the days of secure boot. Dead easy when WUBI was a thing. Nowadays on some computers, it can end up being more technical and I'm aiming to keep these videos a little more straight forward. I found on some hardware if Windows was using UEFI and the installer booted using legacy BIOS mode, then it would only allow you to install with a wipe and load. Multi booting is maybe worth a video on it's own as there are a number of things to consider depending on the computer...and there are likely loads of them out there already.
@@Soupie62 no, its due to 'spyware'. well you could always boot in without the internet, change the settings, disable all telemetry and then boot in normally
@@STCatchMeTRACjRo Ah. I see. You are against keeping Windows in any way, shape, or form. I see your point. If Mint works for me, I plan to use Wine / Bottles / Virtual machines to run old windows software, with no network connection. Until then, however, I will be switching back and forth. A lot.
Get a PC with Mint, or - Install and wipe old PC data, or - Install in a Virtual Machine.
4th option (not mentioned) is multi boot. Tools like GRUB let you select whether you boot into Windows, or Linux.
It's the most advanced, but lets you have the best of both worlds.
unless multibooting between different distro versions, its not safe to boot into windows.
@@STCatchMeTRACjRo Huh? Excuse me?
If that was truly the case, then you could not create Virtual Machines under Windows.
Do you mean the GRUB bootloader has some flaw, and is now deprecated? Last time I installed was before UEFI, and I simply used gParted to create a 2nd (primary) partition.
True it is another option which works well for some. Multi-boot I think worked better before the days of secure boot. Dead easy when WUBI was a thing. Nowadays on some computers, it can end up being more technical and I'm aiming to keep these videos a little more straight forward. I found on some hardware if Windows was using UEFI and the installer booted using legacy BIOS mode, then it would only allow you to install with a wipe and load. Multi booting is maybe worth a video on it's own as there are a number of things to consider depending on the computer...and there are likely loads of them out there already.
@@Soupie62 no, its due to 'spyware'. well you could always boot in without the internet, change the settings, disable all telemetry and then boot in normally
@@STCatchMeTRACjRo Ah. I see. You are against keeping Windows in any way, shape, or form. I see your point.
If Mint works for me, I plan to use Wine / Bottles / Virtual machines to run old windows software, with no network connection. Until then, however, I will be switching back and forth. A lot.