Thanks for the update! If it's this lightweight, I'm wondering how it might handle VR. I know people say that VR is generally still not fast enough on Linux (where 90fps or more is preferred, with not frame drops, otherwise the delay can give you motion sickness).

I was kinda hoping you'd sort out dual booting so I could give it a go and ask for help 😆. Maybe I'll have to try the VM option like you have. How does licensing work for Tinycore11? Is it actual windows? I have a retail Windows Pro licence, can I just use this?

[–] d3Xt3r 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Apparently dual-booting works fine with Windows - it's other Linux distros it has issues with!

Tiny11 Core is a real Windows, and yes it can be activated with a retail license, no issues. Not sure how it'll fare with VR stuff though, they removed quite a lot of stuff out of it.

There's also Windows X-Lite that looks interesting, but I haven't tested this one yet.

[–] Dave 2 points 1 year ago

Oh I probably wouldn't run VR on the windows VM, but on Linux under WINE/Proton. The Windows VM would be for the Windows-only stuff (it seemed important at the time but now I can't remember what exactly I would be using it for 😆).

If dual booting with Windows works fine, then I might give it a go. Probably just add it to my list of many things though 🙂

[–] liv 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry to be a clueless n00b butting into your conversation, but what is X-Lite? Is it FOSS, is it an offshoot of microsoft itself? Is it a windows subsystem? Do subsystems replace traditional partition-based dual booting these days?

The last time I had a dual booting system was in like 2002 so a lot has changed.

[–] throws_lemy 3 points 1 year ago

No, it's not FOSS. It's a debloated Windows, there are others like Windows Ghost Spectre or Tiny Windows etc