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So i have a gaming desktop that not the best or the newest. What takes up most of my drive space is games, updates, and software's. Im wondering if i should switch to linux and if linux will improve any performance for my main machine? If you believe i should switch what os should i go with or why or why not should i switch?

I mostly game and do mess with ollama/ai tools because i think that's cool. I want to do more things in the future but that might beyond my drive space?

What would you advise?

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[–] potatobro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just dual boot. Boot in to Linux only for a week or two, if it's working for your needs keep it. If not, delete the partition and it's like nothing ever happened.

[–] Banzai51@midwest.social 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't even go that far. Boot to a live USB of a distro you want to try.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

That often doesn't give you the actual feeling of using it as a daily driver.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Just dual boot.

They'd "just" have to do a lot of potentially hazardous work for a beginner, shrinking their Windows partition to make room for another partition.

Nah, VM is the way. Try it out, see what flies.