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dual-boot

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I just got a new PC with Windows 10, replacing an older PC laptop that's a Windows 7 / Ubuntu dual-boot.

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Quick take

(computing) Having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

(computing) Having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dual-boot.

adjective

(computing) Having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.

Example sentences

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I just got a new PC with Windows 10, replacing an older PC laptop that's a Windows 7 / Ubuntu dual-boot.

2

I was really looking forward to some kind of dual-boot or co-exist setup.

3

I know what you mean - I installed arch a month or two ago, and the hardest thing for me was setting up the boot partition (I wanted to dual-boot the laptop with windows).

4

The chance of them making trouble is small, but I would try to implement some measure others suggested just in case (having a Windows dual-boot or something).

5

I bought it to be a travel rig- my main development is still done on a dual-boot (that now never boots into windows), but I'm liking it.

6

I'm not sure it's worth it for most developers to deliberately target the second-best choice on OS X in order to pick up the handful of Linux gamers who can't/won't dual-boot Windows.

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> I suspect some of the Linux and OS X users dual-boot.

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(So for this strategy to work with the Fury, you'd probably have to wait another month or two.) I still dual-boot windows just to play recent games, it pretty much always works better than the alternatives, like the closed source Catalyst driver, wine, even native ports.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use dual-boot in a sentence?

I just got a new PC with Windows 10, replacing an older PC laptop that's a Windows 7 / Ubuntu dual-boot.

What does dual-boot mean?

(computing) Having two operating systems available, such that either of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.

What part of speech is dual-boot?

dual-boot is commonly used as adjective.