Re: double-boot laptop with Debian Trixie
On Monday, 30-12-2024 at 01:34 Rafał Lichwała wrote:
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> On 29.12.2024 07:21, George at Clug wrote:
> > 4) If you want to dual boot, then I do not see issues using Debian Bookworm to do this. I would boot into Debian (i.e. Grub), from where I select either Windows or Debian. If my primary use is Windows, then I edit grub to boot to Windows first. I have not had issues with UEFI lately, I believe Debian handles this well.
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> Arghh... dual-boot, not double-boot - sorry for a wrong email subject ;-)
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> Now I've got a similar config: UEFI boot with GRUB with both entries:
> Trixie and Windows, but Windows cannot boot (BSOD). Do you have any
> ideas how to proceed and recover Windows system?
Sorry, I am not familiar with the Dell laptop. With an ASUS desktop in which I have four SSDs and use UEFI to run various Linux Distributions, I can go into BIOS and select to boot from each drive individually, or I can select one of the four UEFI entries (at least that is what I believe I am doing), so I can select which ever Linux Distribution I which to use. I wonder if you can enter the laptop's boot system during the boot process and select which UEFI entry you want, e.g. Windows 11 or Debian Trixie.
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> > 5) I use Debian Bookworm as I like stability. Testing means things will break. Trixie is currently in testing. I rarely need the latest software. I sometimes use backports.
> > https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/
> > As a matter of Backports policy, packages in the stable-backports suite are taken from Debian testing; however, in rare cases such as security updates, packages are taken from unstable.
> Hmmm... in case of a whole desktop system (KDE Plasma) I guess it is not
> a matter of single package (or a few of them) from backports, but rather
> a lot of them with inter-dependency. That's why I think it would be
> better to start with Trixie if I want to have KDE Plasma 6, right?
I think you are correct.
On the Computer I am currently using, I am running KDE Plasma and thought it was Plasma 6, but now that I check, it is still Plasma 5. So I would agree with you, if you want KDE Plasma 6, better to use Debian Trixie, particularly since this laptop is not your primary computer which you need to be totally stable.
I am curious why you want KDE Plasma 6? I guess there is a reason. The only visual difference I have noticed between 5 and 6 is "Shutdown" button only gives fewer options, something that I do like. I really miss Windows 7's "power off" option that actually powered off the computer when selected, and did not give you more menus, which gives you yet more menus before you can actually select to power off the computer.
I should remark, I am running Debian Trixie for a server. I needed some more up to date components for the service I am running on that server. So far all has been good, and like you have replied, it is not "mission critical".
> > 6) What GUI have you decided to use? While I use XFCE, I recommend KDE to people, particularly when moving from Windows to Linux. In fact KDE is so nice now, maybe I will start using KDE too? (I want both, and I do use both, but on different computers)
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> Exactly. KDE Plasma 6 is awesome!
+1
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> > I hope my comments helps you when trying Linux/Debian.
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> Of course! Thank you for all comments and suggestions!
Thank you for replying, particularly since others gave you the info you really required.
I hope you find a way to easily dual boot both, if that is what you would like to do.
George.
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> Regards,
> Rafal
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