Linux/Windows dual boot question (lemmy.world)

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If I have Linux installed on an SSD and I plug it into a Windows computer (a PC which I did not use to install linux onto the SSD), would I be able to use linux in that PC from the SSD?

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[-] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

Should work, provided you can access the bios to choose it as the boot device. The usual issues with this are: 1. It's a school / work PC and BIOS access is locked 2. It has weird hardware and you can't get network access working to sort it.

1 is common. 2 isnt common any more.

Make a live boot usb and try it and see.

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