Just want to ask some questions as I am considering installing linux as dual boot on a single drive in its own partition
- what partitions do linux distros need to function ?
- what linux distros support secure boot with nvidia drivers ?
- is it bad idea to install linux on a single drive in its own partition ?
- what precautions should I take other than backing up my hard drive before doing dual boot ?
- I have heard some linux distros like linux mint and ubuntu have a habit of touching other efi partitions when being told not to, are there any other distros that do that ?
- Expanding on the previous question qre there any distros that touch or corruption windows partitions ?
- How can I ensure my dual boot linux install won’t touch my windows partition at all if I install dual boot linux ?
- Is there anything else I should be aware about ?
I helped another user get dual boot working right. see if that clears some stuff up for you.
There is ntfs support in the kernel, so there isn’t a distro that can’t touch windows partitions and in fact they have to at least link to them in order to install a dual boot bootloader. Just don’t mess with your windows partitions if you’re worried about it, but better option is to keep backups.
If you want to know how something works, ask and I’ll set it up and answer.