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Could I theoretically keep gaming on windows 10, while doing any other work (banking etc) on linux? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Maybe a dumb question, the biggest reason I can't fully move is i do enjoy VR and sim racing, both of which I've seen have limited linux support still, and though I enjoy figuring things out and fixing stuff, I don't want to always be tinkering instead of just racing/gaming.

Would it be possible or safe to keep gaming on win 10 until it's totally not supported, but not using it for any shopping etc where sensitive info is being transferred ?

I did just order a 2 tb drive to put linux mint on, to give gaming on linux another try. I haven't had a linux install for a few years now and kind of miss it. But i do wonder if I'll need to reinstall all my games again or can just access them off the existing hard drives (I know, NTFS formatted wont be optimum for linux).

If I'm in the wrong spot to ask, please inform.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Yes. Dual boot, or even simpler, try running your games in Windows VM in Linux. Performance hit should be minimal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

What VM solution are you using? When I tried to do this on Unraid, I kept running into opengl issues. Being honest i was trying to run a slicer that only had a windows profile.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At the moment, just VirtualBox for simplicity, but have run flat KVM for similar things in the past. It is FAR from ideal, but better than fucking with dual booting for myself. Also breaks a lot with Nvidia hardware.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Take a look at qemu + virt-manager (gui) and maybe if 2 gpu's plugged into same monitor check github for looking-glass

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's not the issue, it's the changing kernel extensions and passthrough methods of hardware. Causes hiccups from time to time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I only meant it as a general recommendation that you or others can also take a look at it. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

This is what I was using. And like another poster says, that isn't specifically the problem.

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