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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Should word provided the PC is EFI/UEFI enabled and theres an EFI partition for the linux install.

In fact thats exactly how Pop_OS handles it. So, my system uses a single drive, but i have EFI paritions for linux and windows. THe fact that its a single drive or multiple doesnt really matter there.