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0 pointsMichaelGG9y ago0 comments

Use Windows for the metal OS, then run Linux on top (VMware or WSL). Best of both worlds.

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raihansaputra9y ago· 3 in thread

i'm curious, do a lot of people run this setup? does the overhead of running in vm for your daily tasks worth it?

I was running OSX in VMWare every day for a couple of years, did iOS development. With 8 GB RAM and fast Intel SSD in my Windows laptop, the VM was faster then hardware MacBooks I saw. Modern hardware-assisted virtualization is very efficient, BTW that's exactly what allowed those cloud computing.

Ezhik9y ago

Doesn't VMware have really lacking graphics support? I remember Yosemite and on with their fancy effects are barely usable.

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raihansaputra9y ago

if i knew a few weeks ago i would probably think a bit more of buying another macbook. osx allows vm installs?

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iagooar9y ago· 1 in thread

How is that best of both worlds? That sounds more like a Frankenstein to me.

MichaelGGOP9y ago

You get Windows driver/graphics and power support. You get the applications that need Linux. No screwing with blobs and updates and whatnot.

dr13379y ago· 1 in thread

Or just wait for Windows 10 Redstone on Aug 2 and run the Bash on Linux Subsystem for Windows. No overhead and you get full speed with unmodified debs.

zouhair9y ago

Not having cron is a deal breaker. Cygwin is still better in that aspect.

Shorel9y ago

Not really, a modern Linux will do a real boot faster than Windows does its fake-boot-it-really-was-hibernation-wake-up thing.

If you do web development it is also a much better development experience than using Windows.

Bluetooth devices work much better in Linux than Windows (at least the ones I have).

USB devices are also much better handled in Linux. I never see an 'Installing device driver for this USB stick' message.

I plug my kindle in Ubuntu, it opens Calibre. I plug my kindle in Windows, it shows a folder.

I lose all these niceties if I run Linux inside a VM.

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