Just want to ask some questions as I am considering installing linux as dual boot on a single drive in its own partition
- what partitions do linux distros need to function ?
- what linux distros support secure boot with nvidia drivers ?
- is it bad idea to install linux on a single drive in its own partition ?
- what precautions should I take other than backing up my hard drive before doing dual boot ?
- I have heard some linux distros like linux mint and ubuntu have a habit of touching other efi partitions when being told not to, are there any other distros that do that ?
- Expanding on the previous question qre there any distros that touch or corruption windows partitions ?
- How can I ensure my dual boot linux install won’t touch my windows partition at all if I install dual boot linux ?
- Is there anything else I should be aware about ?
Just out of curiosity, why not just go full Linux and use a Windows VM? Using a debloater (this is my favorite: https://github.com/Raphire/Win11Debloat) makes the windows VM run very well. Plus you limit the extent Microsoft is able analyze and track you. Additionally, this also works around the VPN connection issue currently on going with Windows.
Windows VM has performance cost and for games that use anti-cheat
And there’s programs I want to use on Windows