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swap SSD to test run Linux? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 week ago by JillyB@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I want to make the switch but I want to test run first before fully committing. My PC has an M.2 SSD. I was thinking I could buy another one, swap them out and put Linux on that. In an emergency, I can swap the SSD back. Does this seem like a viable/sensible path toward Linux? I don't really have too many files on my PC that I care about. I don't want to dual boot. I did that on a laptop back in the day and it was annoying.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But keep in mind slower read performance will make the system slower. The SSD will fly by comparison. Don't let a flash drive fool you into thinking Linux is slow.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah I thought about booting from a flash drive as a test run option but I figured that would not be a very accurate way of gauging what the experience is like. Also, it would keep me from "settling in" with Linux because I wouldn't want files and stuff on a flash drive, which would make me keep my PC at arms length.

[–] Ekpu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I used a usb-c external SSD drive. Worked like a charm and I even could run starcitizen from that with no remarkable performance drop. Once I was settled with linux I just installed the external SSD internally.