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  1. Interesting video on - Glenn is brutally honest, make sure to watch the video fully.

    One comment rightly said:
    "Linux isn't for everybody, but Windows is for nobody."

    youtube.com/watch?v=OqqPP7SwGcU

  2. Interesting video on #LinuxAudio - Glenn is brutally honest, make sure to watch the video fully.

    One comment rightly said:
    "Linux isn't for everybody, but Windows is for nobody."

    youtube.com/watch?v=OqqPP7SwGcU

    #linux #dualboot

  3. I can't just disable secure boot on my #DualBoot machine because Windows would refuse to boot, I think, and I have no intention to constantly disable and re-enable secure boot in the #UEFI just for little princess Linux. 🥲

  4. I can't just disable secure boot on my #DualBoot machine because Windows would refuse to boot, I think, and I have no intention to constantly disable and re-enable secure boot in the #UEFI just for little princess Linux. 🥲

  5. 🎨🖥️ Visor: Un nou manager de boot grafic pentru sisteme UEFI pe Linux

    Lumea bootloaderelor pe Linux primește un plus de eleganță și simplitate. Proiectul Visor este un nou manager de boot UEFI de tip open-source, scris în întregime în C, menit să devină o alternativă modernă pentru utilizatorii care își doresc viteza și fiabilitatea clasicului GRUB, dar integrate într-o interfață vizuală superbă, bazată pe pictograme, similară cu rEFInd.

    Visor a fost conceput special pentru a porni nuclee de Linux, imagini unificate de kernel (UKIs - Unified Kernel Images), alte aplicații EFI sau pentru a gestiona scenarii de dual-boot cu Windows.

    Iată principalele caracteristici și noutăți aduse de acest proiect:

    🔹 Fără scripturi complexe – Doar un simplu fișier de configurare:
    Spre deosebire de GRUB, care se bazează pe scripturi stufoase și pe rularea periodică a comenzii update-grub, Visor păstrează totul extrem de simplu. Întreaga sa configurare este stocată într-un singur fișier text numit boot.conf, aflat pe partiția de sistem EFI (ESP).

    Dacă fișierul boot.conf lipsește, Visor are un sistem inteligent de auto-detectare care scanează automat partiția pentru a identifica nucleele Linux sau managerul de boot de la Windows, generând instantaneu un meniu funcțional.

    🔹 Interfață grafică fluidă și modernă (Flicker-Free & Mouse/Touch):
    Folosind protocolul UEFI Graphics Output Protocol (GOP), Visor randează un meniu grafic dublu-bufferat (double-buffered), ceea ce elimină complet pâlpâitul ecranului la pornire.

    Teme customizabile: Suportă personalizarea completă a interfeței prin fișiere de teme separate. Poți schimba pictogramele sistemelor de operare, fundalul și culorile fără a altera fișierul principal de boot.

    Navigare tactilă și prin mouse: Navigarea nu este limitată la tastatură; dacă firmware-ul plăcii de bază o permite, utilizatorul poate folosi mouse-ul sau ecranele tactile pentru a selecta sistemul dorit dintr-un singur click.

    🔹 Suport nativ pentru imagini unificate (UKIs) și Dual-Boot:
    Visor este aliniat cu standardele moderne de securitate și boot-are ale Linux:

    Suportă pornirea directă a kernelului folosind stub-ul EFI integrat sau prin Unified Kernel Images (UKIs), combinând nucleul, imaginea ramdisk (initramfs) și parametrii de boot într-un singur executabil .efi.

    Permite executarea prin chainloading a altor fișiere EFI, incluzând Windows Boot Manager, fiind ideal pentru pasionații de dual-boot.

    🔹 Securitate sporită (Secure Boot):
    Pentru utilizatorii care țin la siguranța boot-ării, Visor este conceput să recunoască protocolul SHIM_LOCK. Atunci când Secure Boot este activat pe computer, utilitarul va refuza să încarce orice kernel care nu este semnat corespunzător sau care nu poate fi verificat de cheile de încredere ale sistemului.

    🔹 Utilitarul visor din linie de comandă:
    Pentru administrarea din interiorul sistemului de operare (host-side), kitul vine cu utilitarul dedicat visor. Acesta le permite utilizatorilor să verifice starea instalării (visor status), să valideze sintaxa fișierului de configurare (visor config validate), să semneze executabilele sau să actualizeze bootloaderul direct de pe GitHub (visor update).

    În prezent, Visor este compatibil cu sistemele UEFI pe arhitectură x86_64 și se adresează în principal utilizatorilor care vor să își curețe procesul de boot, înlocuind interfețele text arhaice cu un ecran de pornire minimalist și extrem de rapid.

    #OpenSource #VisorBootManager #UEFI #Bootloader #LinuxBoot #UKI #DualBoot #TechNews #Linuxiac

  6. 🎨🖥️ Visor: Un nou manager de boot grafic pentru sisteme UEFI pe Linux

    Lumea bootloaderelor pe Linux primește un plus de eleganță și simplitate. Proiectul Visor este un nou manager de boot UEFI de tip open-source, scris în întregime în C, menit să devină o alternativă modernă pentru utilizatorii care își doresc viteza și fiabilitatea clasicului GRUB, dar integrate într-o interfață vizuală superbă, bazată pe pictograme, similară cu rEFInd.

    Visor a fost conceput special pentru a porni nuclee de Linux, imagini unificate de kernel (UKIs - Unified Kernel Images), alte aplicații EFI sau pentru a gestiona scenarii de dual-boot cu Windows.

    Iată principalele caracteristici și noutăți aduse de acest proiect:

    🔹 Fără scripturi complexe – Doar un simplu fișier de configurare:
    Spre deosebire de GRUB, care se bazează pe scripturi stufoase și pe rularea periodică a comenzii update-grub, Visor păstrează totul extrem de simplu. Întreaga sa configurare este stocată într-un singur fișier text numit boot.conf, aflat pe partiția de sistem EFI (ESP).

    Dacă fișierul boot.conf lipsește, Visor are un sistem inteligent de auto-detectare care scanează automat partiția pentru a identifica nucleele Linux sau managerul de boot de la Windows, generând instantaneu un meniu funcțional.

    🔹 Interfață grafică fluidă și modernă (Flicker-Free & Mouse/Touch):
    Folosind protocolul UEFI Graphics Output Protocol (GOP), Visor randează un meniu grafic dublu-bufferat (double-buffered), ceea ce elimină complet pâlpâitul ecranului la pornire.

    Teme customizabile: Suportă personalizarea completă a interfeței prin fișiere de teme separate. Poți schimba pictogramele sistemelor de operare, fundalul și culorile fără a altera fișierul principal de boot.

    Navigare tactilă și prin mouse: Navigarea nu este limitată la tastatură; dacă firmware-ul plăcii de bază o permite, utilizatorul poate folosi mouse-ul sau ecranele tactile pentru a selecta sistemul dorit dintr-un singur click.

    🔹 Suport nativ pentru imagini unificate (UKIs) și Dual-Boot:
    Visor este aliniat cu standardele moderne de securitate și boot-are ale Linux:

    Suportă pornirea directă a kernelului folosind stub-ul EFI integrat sau prin Unified Kernel Images (UKIs), combinând nucleul, imaginea ramdisk (initramfs) și parametrii de boot într-un singur executabil .efi.

    Permite executarea prin chainloading a altor fișiere EFI, incluzând Windows Boot Manager, fiind ideal pentru pasionații de dual-boot.

    🔹 Securitate sporită (Secure Boot):
    Pentru utilizatorii care țin la siguranța boot-ării, Visor este conceput să recunoască protocolul SHIM_LOCK. Atunci când Secure Boot este activat pe computer, utilitarul va refuza să încarce orice kernel care nu este semnat corespunzător sau care nu poate fi verificat de cheile de încredere ale sistemului.

    🔹 Utilitarul visor din linie de comandă:
    Pentru administrarea din interiorul sistemului de operare (host-side), kitul vine cu utilitarul dedicat visor. Acesta le permite utilizatorilor să verifice starea instalării (visor status), să valideze sintaxa fișierului de configurare (visor config validate), să semneze executabilele sau să actualizeze bootloaderul direct de pe GitHub (visor update).

    În prezent, Visor este compatibil cu sistemele UEFI pe arhitectură x86_64 și se adresează în principal utilizatorilor care vor să își curețe procesul de boot, înlocuind interfețele text arhaice cu un ecran de pornire minimalist și extrem de rapid.

    #OpenSource #VisorBootManager #UEFI #Bootloader #LinuxBoot #UKI #DualBoot #TechNews #Linuxiac

  7. @elsua54 People in trouble (that is everyone I'd say inside this onion of problems that effect all) or just the normal general psychological upkeep of a person needs someone to go to the gym with sometimes (#HandHolding) or someone to help clear up what they think in the world.
    Is it round is it flat?

    Then maybe habits change or just the way they measure things.

    To install Linux needs a friend to talk through all the options (all the fear) or just #DualBoot as the answer (to keep both worlds)

  8. ¿Existira alguna vez la posibilidad de hacer un #dualboot de #Windows + #Linux sin que #Microslop encripte todo el disco en una actualizacion sin haberselo pedido e impidiéndome el arranque de Linux?

    Cada vez mas convencido que la mejor forma de actualizar Windows de manera segura es instalando Linux en su lugar.

    Lastima que linux aun no ha calado entre los directivos casposos de la empresa donde curro.

  9. ¿Existira alguna vez en la posibilidad de hacer un #dualboot de #Windows + #Linux sin que #Microslop encripte todo el disco en una actualizacion sin haberselo pedido e impidiéndome el arranque de Linux?

    Cada vez mas convencido que la mejor forma de actualizar Windows de manera segura es instalando Linux en su lugar.

    Lastima que linux aun no ha calado entre los directivos casposos de la empresa donde curro.

  10. Does anyone else dual boot FreeBSD (or any BSD) and Windows? I currently have a set up with Debian 13 on 1 NVME, Windows 11 on a 2nd NVME, and FreeBSD 15 on 4 SATA SSDs (in an encrypted ZFS1 configuration).

    With Debian as the primary boot, the GRUB2 menu works great to sort out all the Operating Systems and so on. But I want to eliminate Debian and just have FreeBSD and Windows.

    My question is what’s the most straightforward setup.

    #askFedi #runbsd #freebsd #dualboot

  11. Does anyone else dual boot FreeBSD (or any BSD) and Windows? I currently have a set up with Debian 13 on 1 NVME, Windows 11 on a 2nd NVME, and FreeBSD 15 on 4 SATA SSDs (in an encrypted ZFS1 configuration).

    With Debian as the primary boot, the GRUB2 menu works great to sort out all the Operating Systems and so on. But I want to eliminate Debian and just have FreeBSD and Windows.

    My question is what’s the most straightforward setup.

    #askFedi #runbsd #freebsd #dualboot

  12. How to remove one OS from a triple boot system that shows incongruent boot lists #dualboot #uefi

    askubuntu.com/q/1566610/612

  13. Want to remove 1 OS from triple boot system that shows incongruent boot lists #dualboot #uefi

    askubuntu.com/q/1566610/612

  14. Wie schafft Windows das eigentlich immer wieder, das Grub-Menü, das mir beim Start des PC eigentlich auch die Option Linux zu Booten anbieten soll, so kaltzustellen, dass Windows durchbootet und man vom Grub-Menü gar nichts mehr sieht?
    Ich muss dann jedesmal ins UEFI-Setup, manchmal sogar zweimal, um das wieder zu richten. 🤯
    Und Nein, kein Windows ist leider keine Option. Vorerst.

    #windows11 #grub #dualboot #uefiboot

  15. I have a 2009 MacBook.

    I want to dual boot Snow leopard (os x) and Linux - possibly KDE but I haven't settled on that yet.

    Is dual boot possible or am I just heading for a world of pain?

    Also I'm familiar with KDE Plasma but is there a better Distro better suited for this ?

    #Macbook #OSX #DualBoot #Linux

  16. I have a 2009 MacBook.

    I want to dual boot Snow leopard (os x) and Linux - possibly KDE but I haven't settled on that yet.

    Is dual boot possible or am I just heading for a world of pain?

    Also I'm familiar with KDE Plasma but is there a better Distro better suited for this ?

    #Macbook #OSX #DualBoot #Linux

  17. Google is useless for this, so hopefully the Fediverse can help.
    I have a PC with Windows 11 on one SSD and I want to install #linux on another SSD. I don't want to touch the current primary SSD at all, just boot from USB, install Linux, set that new SSD as primary boot partition in the #UEFI #BIOS and from then on have the Linux boot manager show up and let me choose which OS I want to boot. I use Linux, but haven't set up #DualBoot in literal decades. Any tips/guides for this specific case?

  18. Google is useless for this, so hopefully the Fediverse can help.
    I have a PC with Windows 11 on one SSD and I want to install #linux on another SSD. I don't want to touch the current primary SSD at all, just boot from USB, install Linux, set that new SSD as primary boot partition in the #UEFI #BIOS and from then on have the Linux boot manager show up and let me choose which OS I want to boot. I use Linux, but haven't set up #DualBoot in literal decades. Any tips/guides for this specific case?

  19. Question for the #linux crowd - Im thinking of dual-booting my Win10 with either #Zorinos or #popos

    my question is, is it better to use 2 different ssds, or an external ssd, for the linux os?

    Any tips on how id go about doing either?

    #linuxgaming #dualboot

  20. Question for the #linux crowd - Im thinking of dual-booting my Win10 with either #Zorinos or #popos

    my question is, is it better to use 2 different ssds, or an external ssd, for the linux os?

    Any tips on how id go about doing either?

    #linuxgaming #dualboot

  21. Pour installer Linux en dual-boot, vous avez réussi à changer l’architecture des disques d’Intel RST à AHCI sans rien casser, sans réinstaller Windows ?

    Ça m’a l’air pénible et pète-dents.

    :boost_requested:

    #IntelRST #RST #AHCI #Linux #Windows #DualBoot

  22. @flup Alternatively just use something like Puppy Linux which will happily run from a USB. I do have dual boot on an Acer laptop but could never get a HP one to behave, so I guess it's all quite hardware dependent. So try reading up on your brand of laptop, even the model series to see if anyone has already done it. #Linux #DualBoot

  23. @flup Alternatively just use something like Puppy Linux which will happily run from a USB. I do have dual boot on an Acer laptop but could never get a HP one to behave, so I guess it's all quite hardware dependent. So try reading up on your brand of laptop, even the model series to see if anyone has already done it. #Linux #DualBoot

  24. Instalar Ubuntu 24.04 LTS en 2026: UEFI + Secure Boot + dual‑boot con Windows 11 + drivers NVIDIA/AMD + Wi‑Fi (Realtek/Intel) + checklist post‑instalación

    ¡Instala Ubuntu 24.04 LTS sin dramas! 🐧 Guía completa para UEFI, Secure Boot y dual-boot con Windows 11. 🚀 ¡Drivers NVIDIA/AMD y Wi-Fi incluidos! ✨

    #Ubuntu #Linux #DualBoot

    Link: lignux.com/instalar-ubuntu-24-

  25. I knew it, I'm undergoing a digital metamorphosis, guys. Ten years ago, I had no use for Linux, and for me Windows was the OG operating system for software and games. This year, I have not messed with Windows on my own computer for about a month now—the longest I have been off Windows in my house since I was a small boy. It's a feat I never thought I would accomplish. Coming up soon: to figure out how to make the Fedora partition the default to boot into.

    #dualBoot #Fedora #Linux #Windows

  26. I knew it, I'm undergoing a digital metamorphosis, guys. Ten years ago, I had no use for Linux, and for me Windows was the OG operating system for software and games. This year, I have not messed with Windows on my own computer for about a month now—the longest I have been off Windows in my house since I was a small boy. It's a feat I never thought I would accomplish. Coming up soon: to figure out how to make the Fedora partition the default to boot into.

    #dualBoot #Fedora #Linux #Windows

  27. In the Mac's recovery mode, the Terminal can be accessed. Surely there is someway to access and install a #Linux distro onto the blank partition using Terminal in recovery mode, without a USB drive...? #MacOS #DualBoot

  28. In the Mac's recovery mode, the Terminal can be accessed. Surely there is someway to access and install a #Linux distro onto the blank partition using Terminal in recovery mode, without a USB drive...? #MacOS #DualBoot

  29. @nika64 @markuswerle @Laszlo
    Für Linux-Rechner würde man zur Festplattenverschlüsselung LUKS benutzen. Habe gerade gelesen, dass bei Dual-Boot mit Ubuntu auch die gleichzeitige Verschlüsselung mit BitLocker für Windows und LUKS für Linux möglich ist, das war mir neu. Falls du es versuchen willst, hier ist eine Anleitung (ohne Gewähr, hab es nicht ausprobiert).
    mikekasberg.com/blog/2025/05/1
    #LUKS #Bitlocker #Linux #Ubuntu #DualBoot

  30. @nika64 @markuswerle @Laszlo
    Für Linux-Rechner würde man zur Festplattenverschlüsselung LUKS benutzen. Habe gerade gelesen, dass bei Dual-Boot mit Ubuntu auch die gleichzeitige Verschlüsselung mit BitLocker für Windows und LUKS für Linux möglich ist, das war mir neu. Falls du es versuchen willst, hier ist eine Anleitung (ohne Gewähr, hab es nicht ausprobiert).
    mikekasberg.com/blog/2025/05/1
    #LUKS #Bitlocker #Linux #Ubuntu #DualBoot

  31. @weirdfish @markuswerle @Laszlo

    Guten Morgen,
    ja, ich glaube, ich möchte das auch nicht nochmal machen! Wo ich mich noch nicht wieder rangentraut habe: Der Bitlocker ist für Windows jetzt deaktiviert, da die Installation sonst nicht möglich gewesen wäre.
    Doofe Frage: gut ist das nicht, oder? Ich bin seit der Installation nicht in Windows gewesen - aber bedeutet das jetzt, dass mein Laptop dennoch böswillig "von außerhalb" gestartet werden kann??? Was kann sonst noch schlimmes stattfinden?
    #Bitlocker #Dualboot #Windows #ubuntu #diday

  32. @weirdfish @markuswerle @Laszlo

    Guten Morgen,
    ja, ich glaube, ich möchte das auch nicht nochmal machen! Wo ich mich noch nicht wieder rangentraut habe: Der Bitlocker ist für Windows jetzt deaktiviert, da die Installation sonst nicht möglich gewesen wäre.
    Doofe Frage: gut ist das nicht, oder? Ich bin seit der Installation nicht in Windows gewesen - aber bedeutet das jetzt, dass mein Laptop dennoch böswillig "von außerhalb" gestartet werden kann??? Was kann sonst noch schlimmes stattfinden?
    #Bitlocker #Dualboot #Windows #ubuntu #diday

  33. In the early days people would #dualboot #linux on windows desktops for years before eventually commiting to switch 100%

    Maybe the same approach could work now for #android mobile phones given pure linux phones still struggle to be daily drivers?

    Assuming a fast and seamless switch function, it could be a practical way to smooth the transition: Keep access to critical apps while test driving and helping the development of truly free and #opensource mobile computing.

    theregister.com/2026/01/27/nex

  34. In the early days people would #dualboot #linux on windows desktops for years before eventually commiting to switch 100%

    Maybe the same approach could work now for #android mobile phones given pure linux phones still struggle to be daily drivers?

    Assuming a fast and seamless switch function, it could be a practical way to smooth the transition: Keep access to critical apps while test driving and helping the development of truly free and #opensource mobile computing.

    theregister.com/2026/01/27/nex

  35. BlueVein: как я потратил месяц, чтобы не тратить 56 часов в год на переподключение Bluetooth устройств в dual-boot

    Переключаешься между Linux и Windows в dual-boot? Тогда ты точно знаком с этой проблемой: каждый раз нужно переподключать все Bluetooth-устройства. Наушники, мышь, клавиатуру, геймпад — всё заново. Даже подумать страшно: 3 устройства × 90 секунд × 3 переключения в день × 250 дней = 56 часов в год впустую. Я потратил месяц на решение этой проблемы и написал BlueVein — утилиту для автоматической синхронизации Bluetooth-ключей между ОС.

    habr.com/ru/articles/988972/

    #bluetooth #dualboot #linux #windows #синхронизация #ble #bluetoothkeysync #btdualboot #bluetoothsync #meowrch

  36. Interested in moving from #Windows to #Linux but not sure where to start?

    This is going to be a 'live-thread' of me trying to install a windows-like distribution of Linux, "ZorinOS", on my 4-years old #Lenovo Windows10 laptop. I will install it as a dual-boot so that I can still access Win if needed.
    It's probably not going to go too smoothly but I'll edit this first post when the thread is done!

    Edit: Several hours later, mostly due to setting things up in Windows prior to the install: it works! (for now ) 🥳

    If you read this (messy) thread and have any questions, comments, or advice, please don't hesitate! I will try to make it more streamlined later, especially the Windows part...

    #DualBoot #Win10eol #Win10ToLinux
    1/

  37. Interested in moving from #Windows to #Linux but not sure where to start?

    This is going to be a 'live-thread' of me trying to install a windows-like distribution of Linux, "ZorinOS", on my 4-years old #Lenovo Windows10 laptop. I will install it as a dual-boot so that I can still access Win if needed.
    It's probably not going to go too smoothly but I'll edit this first post when the thread is done!

    Edit: Several hours later, mostly due to setting things up in Windows prior to the install: it works! (for now ) 🥳

    If you read this (messy) thread and have any questions, comments, or advice, please don't hesitate! I will try to make it more streamlined later, especially the Windows part...

    #DualBoot #Win10eol #Win10ToLinux
    1/

  38. NexPhone is a phone you can use as a desktop PC with Android, Linux, and Windows 11 support

    Smartphones are basically tiny computers small enough to fit in your pocket. But most ship with Android, iOS, or other operating systems designed for devices with small touchscreen displays rather than full-fledged desktop environments.

    But there have been multiple efforts over the years to create smartphones (and smartphone operating systems) that you could use as a desktop PC. None have been […]

    #convergence #dualBoot #linuxPhone #nex #nexComputer #nexphone #smartphones #windowsOnArm Read more: liliputing.com/nexphone-is-a-p