I have tried and performed dual-booting multiple times by now but the main problem I faced was some update or security scan(maybe?), either Windows or Manjaro(my go-to Linux) always ended up breaking my Linux's boot partition or the GRUB. I would boot my laptop on a random day to either see Manjaro being unable to find /boot/efi or some volumes disappearing from my Windows machine.
It was this cycle of re-formatting and re-installing Linux (along with my development dependencies) every time it broke (as none of the forums solutions I found were successful) that made me give up on Dual-boot rather than how to install it.
I am currently using WSL2 on Windows Slow Insider Ring. It has been a great and stable experience for me until now too! I don't like using VirtualBox too since it has a terrible experience on even a powerful machine if the machine has Windows 10 Home Edition (which I believe most beginners will). Not familiar with the Java development side, but my experience with JavaScript, Ruby, and C has been mighty fine.
Ah! and I have a similar reason for not going fully Linux too. I can't live without my MS Office. 😅
I have tried and performed dual-booting multiple times by now but the main problem I faced was some update or security scan(maybe?)
I would like to add here. Once my company gave me dell xps 15 9570 ( 32 gb ram and i9 8th gen) with dual boot Ubuntu + Windows10 Home Edition. After 2 or 3 attempts , I installed Ubuntu+Windows dual boot. One day, windows asked me to update the bios, I updated it. And Boom ! It crashed. I tried several troubleshooting methods,wasted almost whole day. None of them worked. Went to Dell centre, they told me some update in Windows made the system crashed :( ... So, I usually don't recommend dual boot to my friends who are still learning some web dev.
And Yes, WSL2 is life saver :)
Thank you Yash for the comment :)
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I have tried and performed dual-booting multiple times by now but the main problem I faced was some update or security scan(maybe?), either Windows or Manjaro(my go-to Linux) always ended up breaking my Linux's boot partition or the GRUB. I would boot my laptop on a random day to either see Manjaro being unable to find
/boot/efior some volumes disappearing from my Windows machine.It was this cycle of re-formatting and re-installing Linux (along with my development dependencies) every time it broke (as none of the forums solutions I found were successful) that made me give up on Dual-boot rather than how to install it.
I am currently using WSL2 on Windows Slow Insider Ring. It has been a great and stable experience for me until now too! I don't like using VirtualBox too since it has a terrible experience on even a powerful machine if the machine has Windows 10 Home Edition (which I believe most beginners will). Not familiar with the Java development side, but my experience with JavaScript, Ruby, and C has been mighty fine.
Ah! and I have a similar reason for not going fully Linux too. I can't live without my MS Office. 😅
Hi Yash,
Thank you for sharing your experience :)
I would like to add here. Once my company gave me dell xps 15 9570 ( 32 gb ram and i9 8th gen) with dual boot Ubuntu + Windows10 Home Edition. After 2 or 3 attempts , I installed Ubuntu+Windows dual boot. One day, windows asked me to update the bios, I updated it. And Boom ! It crashed. I tried several troubleshooting methods,wasted almost whole day. None of them worked. Went to Dell centre, they told me some update in Windows made the system crashed :( ... So, I usually don't recommend dual boot to my friends who are still learning some web dev.
And Yes, WSL2 is life saver :)
Thank you Yash for the comment :)