Over these years I have found Linux to be very reliable and also robust to malware and attacks from the Internet. Linux has become my primary operating system for the last 18 or so years.Below are my reasons for installing Linux on bare metal and running Windows as a VM when needed (as always, your mileage may vary): There is this Youtube tutorial of SomeOrdinaryGamers where Muta makes some very convincing points. I let you be the judge of whether I am insane or not.
So why would one want to switch the good and tested Windows operating system with an open source Linux OS, just to install Windows in a Virtual Machine with its own dedicated graphics card? Isn’t that short of insane? If you are a gamer, there are even less reasons to replace Windows as the prime operating system. But none of my Linux applications require 3D graphics or the like, which means that running Linux inside a VirtualBox VM would be perfectly sufficient for email, web, document editing, and the usual office tasks. Take for example my own use-case: I use Linux for everything except photo editing and retouching, where I use Windows-based software.
Not only that, most computer users who want or need to use both Windows and Linux will find that this simple solution is all they need. Installing Linux in a VirtualBox VM is definitely a lot easier than following my tutorials on VGA passthrough (VFIO). So why not just leave Windows and install Linux in a virtual machine (VM), for example using Oracle VirtualBox? I’ve written several tutorials on “ how to make dual-boot obsolete using VGA passthrough“, yet one may ask why run Windows on Linux? Most PC or laptop come pre-installed with Windows, in fact its rare to see computers pre-installed with Linux.
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