cRazi_man@europe.pub to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 14 hours agoGuys, what's the best Linux distro to install on my PC?europe.pubimagemessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1476arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1467arrow-down1imageGuys, what's the best Linux distro to install on my PC?europe.pubcRazi_man@europe.pub to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 14 hours agomessage-square99fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarek0e3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoI switched to Linux last year and in comfortably settled into Arch and now I’m to interested in it to try other distros even though I’m very curious to try…
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 hours agoIt’s super easy to start a VM to try. Just install qemu (and optionally enable KVM), then to run eg. Ubuntu installer: qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 2G \ -cpu host \ -smp 2 \ -cdrom /path/to/ubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso \ -hda ubuntu-disk.qcow2 \ -boot d \ -vga virtio \ -display gtk After you install it, run the VM: qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 2G \ -cpu host \ -smp 2 \ -hda ubuntu-disk.qcow2 \ -boot c \ -vga virtio \ -display gtk Or use libvirt, like a layer on top to make things much simpler. I use virt-manager for GUI and virsh on command line.
minus-squarek0e3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 hours agoOh my goodness, thank you so much this. I’m gonna tinker with it this weekend :)
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoAnd when in doubt, just check the Arch wiki, it’s a gold mine
I switched to Linux last year and in comfortably settled into Arch and now I’m to interested in it to try other distros even though I’m very curious to try…
It’s super easy to start a VM to try.
Just install
qemu(and optionally enable KVM), then to run eg. Ubuntu installer:qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 2G \ -cpu host \ -smp 2 \ -cdrom /path/to/ubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso \ -hda ubuntu-disk.qcow2 \ -boot d \ -vga virtio \ -display gtkAfter you install it, run the VM:
qemu-system-x86_64 \ -enable-kvm \ -m 2G \ -cpu host \ -smp 2 \ -hda ubuntu-disk.qcow2 \ -boot c \ -vga virtio \ -display gtkOr use libvirt, like a layer on top to make things much simpler. I use
virt-managerfor GUI andvirshon command line.Oh my goodness, thank you so much this. I’m gonna tinker with it this weekend :)
And when in doubt, just check the Arch wiki, it’s a gold mine