I currently dual boot Windows and Sabayon on my desktop and laptop.
Since most games I play, (Civ 5, Xcom, DOTA 2 and EVE Online) run just fine on Linux I barely use Windows for personal use. For work I have to use Windows since there is no software for Linux for my profession.
I dual boot android and Ubuntu touch for my phone and tablet. Look up multirom manager for more info. Having full Linux on mobile is very handy.
Dual booting windows 7 and gentoo. Kinda like how gentoo maintain it package and the use flags.
What's the difference between a windows user that dabbles with linux, and a linux user that dabbles with windows?
The windows user will always use linux with a windows mentality and "dual-boot"
Debian and Win8 on my last setup. My home server uses Fedora too.
*strokes neck beard*
Dual-booting for me simply does not make sense. I'm so sporadic when on the PC; one moment I'm surfing the net, the next watching videos, then I have a sudden urge to game. It's silly for me to reboot my PC to Windows just so I can game, then when I'm bored and want to surf the net again, I reboot. Seems a little crazy doesn't it?
I've given up on using Linux at home on my personal machine because it's incredibly inconvenient for a computer that's built for gaming to be rebooting all of the time just to operate software that has potential security/privacy issues. I understand Microsoft isn't trustworthy and thus, avoid it all costs; but realistically, Microsoft is here and unfortunately "owns" the majority of the PC desktop market. When I can fully utilize my R9 280x in a Linux environment to game, is when I'll make the permanent switch.
There is zero reason to dual-boot unless you simply want to say you do it. If you're concerned about privacy issues, then you should get hardware that supports VT-d (or like) hardware, run Linux as your main OS and VM an instance of Windows to do your gaming.
I use Linux as my main OS at work on my laptop and VM an instance of Win 8.1 to easily get into people's machines, use Exchange services, and stay familiar with the environment (I'm a sys admin). I run Linux Mint 17 and have 8.1 spanning my 3 monitors on one workspace.
This is why VT-D is my way out. It's just expensive to replace parts and sort of crappy knowing that I won't be able to OC the CPU (If I go with Intel again).
I would suggest not using typical Bootable USB applications like Rufus or the like as some distro's really displease it and you'll get "missing OS" errors when trying to boot into it.
As an example: Fedora almost requires you to use their software to make a bootable USB (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB). I'm not a Linux guru but know enough to get around the OS and CLI. Hopefully this serves you some direction...
Why do dual booters like to justify dual-booting to play games on Windows?
The majority of AAA titles played on a windows machines are just poorly rushed console ports, so you'd be better off using a xbone or ps4.
Are windows gamers PC gamers? Doesn't look like it from where I sit.
I have to for gaming, I couldnt get my hardware to passthrough a virt-manager, so I am stuck with this shitty OS until 1, it dies and all games come to Linux, or 2, I get hardware that can passthrough.
Other wise no, browsing and my day to day things is done in Linux, my gaming that I can't do on Linux is done in Windows sigh...
Also what is a good card for PCI passthrough in KVM? I am getting a new card soon and wanted to know what card is decent for this,
The quality of AAA titles are hardly a justification to not play games on a Windows machine. The majority of non-AAA titles do not have Linux ports. Shall we get into Direct X? If you want to discuss casual indie titles that go for $2 on a Steam sale, I get where you're coming from.
There's a lot of Linux snobbery coming from your post and it's quite un-inspirational.
I also want to add: Playing shooters on game pads is stupid and consoles are for kids or those who care not for a PC.
I dual boot as well because of games I can't play natively on Linux and my TV tuner only works on windows. If I could do everything I need on Linux I would kiss windows goodbye.
Ahem, I dual boot to Windows to play games because out of the 100+ games I have on Steam, guess how many are Linux native?
23, that's right 23 out of my 100+ games run natively on Linux, that means I would have 80+ games I'd be unable to play and if I did want to play I would have to ---------guess what-------- boot into Windows.
When I run Linux I want it to be FOSS, Fuck Wine, Fuck Play On Linux, until I can run all my games NATIVELY on Linux without proprietary bullshit I will keep Dual Booting. Bring on HSA
Thank you for your post, you managed to retort without resorting to profanities like me. Kudos
I'm gonna create a fork of Fedora and it will thus be dubbed........ Neckbeard.
haha
Well Valve, Epic and 2k are all triple AAA publishers that are now releasing games on Linux.
Since Ubisoft and EA are mostly trash I don't need Windows for gaming.
But I do need it for work until there is a good clone of PACTware or AMS for Linux .I am really thinking about trying to write one myself
"...23 out of my 100+ games run natively on Linux"
This is unfortunate but as a you're a windows user I'm not surprised your steam catalog isn't full of linux games.
"...When I run Linux I want it to be FOSS, Fuck Wine, Fuck Play On Linux, until I can run all my games NATIVELY on Linux without proprietary bullshit I will keep Dual Booting. Bring on HSA"
Using prorietary software on one platform in spite of another is not based on ethical decisions, but mere convenience. If you were into the whole FOSS philosophy there'd be no chance you would be dual booting with anything M$.
As an aside, native linux games are few and far between. Most steam games use some sort of wrapper, although more are opting for SDL and the lead developer of SDL works for Valve now. Until we see OpenGL-Next native steam games are a ways away.
I mean just now I was playing a steam game in linux that uses mono :P
This is a good start.
Origin, Ubiplay and M$ games are the worse kind of walled garden.
At least steam have publicly stated that if Valve flops, they will unlock all steam games beofre Gabe sells-out.
You can guarantee that any Ubi/M$/EA games purchased through steam will remained locked.
Sorry thirdmortal, playing games on Windows, for games that were meant to be played on Windows, is not playing it in spite of "emulators". I think you may have misinterpreted his intention.
The fact is, purchasing a computer meant for gaming, is generally centralized around Windows. I don't purchase high-performance GPUs to run it on Linux in Wine or POL--might I add, software that does not guarantee functionality or stability. I expect my video card to run games to their fullest potential; how they were coded, animated, lighten, and textured.
This is why gaming on PC can be more exciting than playing on a console.
When I go to Linux to play a game, I feel like I'm playing it on an open-source console. I don't want to my gaming experience to be limited by poor drivers and emulators. Nor do I want to be playing 'next-gen' titles on DX9 in Wine. I want tesselation, full AF, vertical sync off without massive screen tearing, DirectX 11, etc. Yes, there are some games that perform just as well as Windows but that's the problem, there are SOME games. I will not dump an OS because of concerns about it's business model just so I can not participate with friends in multilayer because the game isn't out for Linux...
Until more developers/publishers are releasing titles that are capable to be played on Linux, we're stuck in a world of 'Linux or Windows' and if you want Linux, you're picking games out of the $5 bin at EB/Gamestop. Or you're hoping the developers of the next awesome looking game can afford to have a development team coding for a Linux environment.
Windows has more and better games than Linux. It's not mean to be insulting, it's a cold-hard fact. Until compatibility with Linux is more common or I stop gaming as a whole, ditching Windows for good is not an option, and dual booting is a waste of time. This is not to say I don't like Linux, I use it at work as my main OS and I virtualize Windows (I'm a sys admin)
Oddly enough, Dust an Elysian Tail is a Microsoft published game, and available for Linux.
I run a dual boot of 7 and Mint on my laptop thinking of changing Mint to OpenSuSE once I get up enough courage to tackle this without nuking my Windows install because OEM licenses