How to run/test Linux on Windows machine without disturbing Windows

Originally shared by Danie van der Merwe

How to run/test Linux on Windows machine without disturbing Windows

Only a few have anticipated  the growth of Linux a few years back. Today Linux has become one of the most secure operating systems. Since Linux is open source many technology giants like Google, Facebook, Twitter etc rely on it .

Linux is so popular that even Microsoft has embraced it for its cloud platform. No one has ever expected of this in the past. Today Linux can run on a Windows machine without disturbing it .

Here are some cool ways on how to use Linux on Windows without uninstalling or disturbing your Windows installation.

I first  tested out Ubuntu many years back using Oracle's VirtualBox, and from there I moved on to having a dual-boot systems (Windows Vista and Ubuntu) before having only Linux on my computer (currently using Kubuntu long term support version).

Even if Linux is not being used as the main OS on your computer it is still very useful to use on older laptops and computers, and I have re-purposed an old computer using Linux Mint, which now acts as my main media machine connected to my TV (just added a Nvidia card with HDMI outputs). Linux certainly breathes new life into old hardware (and of course it runs more than 95% of the world's supercomputers and major stock exchanges so it does pretty well on the high end too).
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