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Hi. I'm considering going to Linux now that support for Windows 7 has expired. However, I don't want to get rid of Windows as it is good for gaming and some macros that I run. I have used Linux some in the past.  
 
What distributions are you using or do you recommend?  
 
Is it a stand alone OS, or are you dual booting? Or are you running a virtual machine, and if so, Windows inside of Linux, or Linux inside of Windows?  
 
Thanks

I just had multiple machines - linux machine for the one i surfed on because it can't get viruses, and then a windows one for work, because so many required work programs work with windows.

Axana, you might want to read this article.  
https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/myth-busting-linux-immune-viruses/

At the moment, I am running Debian alongside Linux Mint. I was (as per a recent thread) Debian only until recently, but I had issues finding a driver for an older Samsung Lazer printer I own, and couldn't get Dropbox syncing. Which is important, since it serves as one part of my backup of an ongoing project. Thus I write (work) in Mint and do everything else in Debian.  
 
Meh. Keeps me on task lol.  
 
For the beginner, I would dual boot Mint Cinnamin (that is my preferred environment, anyhow) alongside Windows 7, or even 10. You can access your Windows files from the Linux side (follow the profile directories), and you have WIN if you need it.  
And there is WINE for transitioning some Windows programs into Linux itself. I have yet to need to use it, however.  
 
And VEGIMITE is right... .be careful what you click and where you download your packages on Linux as well. Though it is better simply on account to being a smaller target than WIN, nothing is 100% safe. Particularly now that Windows 7 and 10 users are starting to shift over enmass.  
 
I always wondered how many Linux people were in Brandon.  
 
Edited by Simonwalcal, 2020-05-13 16:16:43

I suggest ubuntu lite version (Lubuntu) . Make sure  
you have at least 8mb of ram . Some older towers are  
a tad short, and like any OS , ram is important to your  
overall experience.