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@gitpush I feel like an idiot. But I bought enough assorted screws that I will never have to worry about this issue again. I was really looking forward to a nice relaxing afternoon of setting up a fresh Linux install. (And the infinite frustration of the Windows install)
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@sylar182 lol at least lesson learned, next time you will think of everything.
But why dual boot? SSD is strong enough to run a VM
For me I made Windows as my main installation and then had ubuntu inside a vm, this way I avoid the trouble of windows update breaking ubuntu or vise versa.
It is up to you but I don't like having both, they never played nice with me tbh -
@gitpush just put it on separate drives. Its easy and works
Keep the windows installation as is and link to the bootmgr from grub or the systemd loader
Storage doesn't cost a fortune anymore and almost all laptops with a m2 slot has a "normal" slot too -
@gitpush Ive always hated VMs if I'm going to be actually working in it. If I'm testing something temporary I don't mind it, but I much prefer to actually boot into the system.
I've also never had the issues others claim to have with Windows wiping their grub. For me windows is mainly for minimal gaming while I develop on the Linux side, this also means that when I do rarely boot into windows it's usually updating. -
@sylar182 Proxmox + your windows and linux vms. Passthrough the GPU and preferably some usb ports and use spice as remote protocol. Runs as smooth as native, especially locally.
Bonus points for daily vzdumps of the vms. Mitigates the obligatory "fucking Windows update broke my system" rant -
@GamerFac3 that's pretty nice. I'm not sure if opening my Dell voids my warranty since I refuse to send anything back to the manufacturer anymore. It's faster and far less stressful to do the work myself.
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@ajit555 I seriously considered this. But I didn't want to tear it apart more than once and I knew I'd never replace the missing screw if I did that. I should have the screws Tuesday and I should be able to get everything installed.
In the meantime I'm gonna take a look at this proxmox that was mentioned and see what that's all about.
Guess who's opening porn files without delays.
Yes, i feel guilty...
Son a fucking bitch!
I ordered a brand new shiney SSD for my Inspiron 7573 which came in today. I was all set up with system backups just in case and install media for Debian and Windows standing by. I pull out my tools and realize that the laptop isn't going to have a screw inside to hold the drive in since it didn't come with a SSD. No big deal, I pull out the magnetic bowl of extra screws from all the previous repairs I've done and start looking for the screw I need. I can't find the screw I need so I go online hoping maybe I'll find someplace in town that will have one single screw with no luck.
Now I get to wait 2 more days for the screw I need to arrive from Amazon.
rant
ssd
upgrade