How can I unmount my windows partitions from linux in a dualboot? | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:15 PM

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I want to make it so that linux doesn't have any access to my windows partitions.

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:30 PM

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depends what linux distro you're on, but generally other disk partitions are not mounted automatically at login anyway

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:30 PM

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So im on linuxmint, and its not like actually mounted but i can click on it to access it. I just want it to be inaccessable from the linux side

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:31 PM

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ok.. I think u can use the DISKS app for that

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:31 PM

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okay so what do i do?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:31 PM

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pick the one in question, hit the cog button

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:31 PM

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okay let me find it one second

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:32 PM

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and in edit mount options i think.. .or similar in the cog menu, there's a thing for "show in devices list"

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:33 PM

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I see

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but someone can still edit this, so how could i encrypt it or something?

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maybe with this option here?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:37 PM

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hang on

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:37 PM

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okay

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:38 PM

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it has that checkmark in place in picture so that should be fine

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:38 PM

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i check it

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:39 PM

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a person would need your user password (which is also likely your 'sudo' or 'admin' password in Mint) to be able to mount that drive from within this OS

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:39 PM

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Okay so I dont have to enter anything into those filds?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:39 PM

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nah

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:39 PM

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Okay

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:39 PM

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close disks

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:39 PM

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wdym?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:40 PM

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log out, and come back in

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:40 PM

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oh okay

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:40 PM

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so now in Nemo, you shouldnt see the drive at all in "devices" side pane

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:40 PM

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okay

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:40 PM

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and if you run DISKS again, and try to start that partition up by hitting the play button, it should ask for password

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:40 PM

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I have one more qustion

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:41 PM

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timber totem and if you run DISKS again, and try to start that partition up by hitting the p...

great ill test after i did it with every drive

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so

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this is kinda unrelated but i want to ask you

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:42 PM

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#1193345280733622272 message < also if ur dualbooting with Windows, this is very important to do.

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:43 PM

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if i use a virtualbox to run windows 10 and use software that has trojan or other virus, now that my main windows is completly separeted from my linux, is it safe?

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:43 PM

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timber totem https://discord.com/channels/628978428019736619/1193345280733622272/119379512607...

I'll check it out

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:44 PM

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lilac merlin if i use a virtualbox to run windows 10 and use software that has trojan or othe...

mostly safe yes. a virus will only affect files/settings in the virtual operating system, OR possibly onto a USB drive IF you let the VM be able to read/write to usb drive

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:46 PM

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okay, thanks. my only concern was the cirus spreating through network out of vbox and then to my main windows, but now it shouldn't be able to do anything even if it gets into my linux

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Allright I'll do the mounting settings for all drives and log out and in

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:47 PM

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a Windows virus typically isnt written to understand Linux code. However do be careful and even avoid installing WINE on linux as this runs .exe and .msi software which could at least mess up WINE and stuff in linux

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:47 PM

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yep thanks 🙂

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:48 PM

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lilac merlin Allright I'll do the mounting settings for all drives and log out and in

and dont forget to turn off fast startup in Windows, if u haven't already, as per the link.

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:50 PM

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there's still a 200gb one mounted, but the only 200gb partition is this

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wron one

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:50 PM

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dont mess with any partitions in DISKS that show the star symbol

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:50 PM

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lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:51 PM

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timber totem dont mess with any partitions in DISKS that show the star symbol

okay

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but look that has some windows folders

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so idk which one is it

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my windows is on a 500 gb partition and that one i already unmounted

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:52 PM

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no sir, that is your home folder with its subfolders for linux

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u must have set up a separate HOME partition, and that's what you're looking at

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:53 PM

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oh yes right

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okay, so by the way that confuses me too like i set up a home partition, and it has a lot of gb deticated to it, but everythng install to the root, which some tutorial told me to make small

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so i ran out of root space, i made it bigger using live linuxmint, but it will get full again, because everyting installs to the root

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:59 PM

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i can't tell what's what there cuz you have so many partitions 😛

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:59 PM

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xd

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i have a swap, a home and a root for linux

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evreything else is windows

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 5:59 PM

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be careful with resizing, you could wreck everything

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 5:59 PM

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yeah, it worked tho so its fine

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:00 PM

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is your dual-boot all off one disk?

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:00 PM

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no my windows is one my 500 GB ssd, and I also have a 2TB hdd linux is on that (with like 360 gb) and the rest is for my files on windows

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but linux is divided into the three partition: root swap and home

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:04 PM

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lilac merlin

it looks like from this picture your Toshiba drive with Linux on it has p4 as the EFI/bootloader part, p5 is your root (linux install) p6 is your linux swap space, and p7 is your Home folder

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I have no idea what the NTFS p3 is.. or WHY it has a star on it.

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:05 PM

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oh theres like a 2mb unallocated space that was cut out from my home to make my root bigger

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:05 PM

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i dont care about 2 mb

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:05 PM

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okay

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:05 PM

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what's the one labelled as partition 3?

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:06 PM

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thats my windows side of the HDD

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for like files and apps on windows

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:06 PM

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oh ok

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so just storage data

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:06 PM

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yes

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:06 PM

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i was just curious as to why it has a star on it, but nvm

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:07 PM

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i see

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:07 PM

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cuz star symbol means "in use by linux system"

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:07 PM

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oh

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yeah well linux is on the HDD too

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:07 PM

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and i can see your swap partition isnt even turned on.

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:07 PM

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what? xd

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oh yeah

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:08 PM

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obviously if THAT swap space was being used, it would show a star

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:08 PM

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ooooh true

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:08 PM

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check lsblk

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it might be using a swap FILE instead

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:08 PM

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in terminal?

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this?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:09 PM

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timber totem check lsblk

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hang on let me read

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:09 PM

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okay

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:10 PM

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wrong command sorry.. do free -h

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:10 PM

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timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:11 PM

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yeah u do have swap on, but it's a file

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:11 PM

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i see

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:12 PM

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using 3MiB of 881 MiB total

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:12 PM

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so how do i active the swap partition?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:12 PM

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so either research how to change from swap file to swap partition, or leave it alone

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:12 PM

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okay i don really mind

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:12 PM

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u can delete the swap partition and grow the Home part to the left

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:13 PM

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so when i like install stuff how do i install it to the home instead? Like just go to devices where home is mounted and install there right?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:13 PM

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or grow the root partition to the RIGHT

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and you'll gain 8 GB

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:13 PM

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how do i do that tho?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:15 PM

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first confirm what is what and WRITE IT DOWN on paper

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:15 PM

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but i dont really care about that 8gb right now, just this, cuz everything allways installed to my root and i didnt even know where my home was

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:15 PM

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click on partition 5

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then read the line below where it says Contents. it will show in blue what that is.. if it says Mounted at / , then that's your linux install (aka root filesystem)

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:17 PM

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uhuh, im gonna be honest im just gonna let that 8gb befor now

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:17 PM

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anyway you have 154 Metric Gigabytes that's lots of space

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:17 PM

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okay

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:17 PM

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lilac merlin so when i like install stuff how do i install it to the home instead? Like just ...

so

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:17 PM

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im just saying learn how to identify what is what.. as i worte

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:17 PM

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yeah thanks sir

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:18 PM

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lilac merlin so when i like install stuff how do i install it to the home instead? Like just ...

you cannot

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:18 PM

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oh

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so what is the home for?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:18 PM

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home is only for documents, settings of the OS and the apps, movies, and Appimages software

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and I think Flatpak software

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:19 PM

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oooh

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:19 PM

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p8 is what shows up naturally in File Manager when u open it

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sorry, p7

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:19 PM

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okay im propably gonna make the root bigger then when it runs out again, but how much should the home be then?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:20 PM

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home gets a lott of junk too in the form of cache, and definitely gets big if u install Flatpaks

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i'd leave them alone as is for size.

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:20 PM

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oh okay

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:20 PM

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it's a good size for both

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:20 PM

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but if i run out of root, and i still have home left, theres now way to install things there?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:20 PM

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nope

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:20 PM

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okay

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:21 PM

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best u can do then is delete that Swap partition, and that unused junk to the left of it, and then GROW p5 to the right.

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:21 PM

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okay

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but earlier i did take like idk 100 gb off of home and grew the root using live linuxmmint. You said thats not safe?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:22 PM

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remember the two handy commands lsblk and free -h for storage and memory info

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:22 PM

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okay

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:23 PM

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lilac merlin okay

idk what u did but if it's working, leave it

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:23 PM

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okay

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i mean i followed a tutorial

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well you've been very helpful sir, I'd have 2 more questions if you dont mind. These just came to my mind while we were talking

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:23 PM

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ok

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:24 PM

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So I'm planning to run a game client on vbox that could have trojan, thats why im using linux right now in the first place, but it might not run on vbox, so then if i use wine to run it on linux will it have the ability to somehow infect my main windows system?

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because i read online if you dualboot the same OS then virus can spread across them

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but what anout linux and windows, if i use wine?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:25 PM

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WINE shouldnt be able to see any other partition unless you explicitly mount it first

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dont use wine

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:25 PM

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Okay, so that should be safe?

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:26 PM

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timber totem dont use wine

oh

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:26 PM

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if ur gonna run a VM, run a vm

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that's it

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:26 PM

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yeah but it might not run the game

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:26 PM

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sure it would

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:26 PM

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well if it doesn't is this other method safe too?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:26 PM

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and if not, run the game on actual Windows

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:26 PM

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timber totem and if not, run the game on actual Windows

but it could have trojan

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propably does

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:27 PM

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avoid using wine anyway.. there's a thing called Bottles but idk too much for it

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:27 PM

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lilac merlin but it could have trojan

use virustotal.com to scan suspicious exe or msi (executable) files

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:29 PM

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yeah well it said some suspicios thing about certain files, but for some game clients i know for a fact that they have trojan, but i still want to use them, so thats why im asking if using wine or osmething else to run it is safe or not (for my main OS). Becasue people said if yo u dualboot 2 windows then the virus could spread

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:29 PM

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lilac merlin well if it doesn't is this other method safe too?

semi-safe nothings 100% but definitely dont mount other partitions or have USB drives attached

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also WINE often only half-works. it's not perfect

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:30 PM

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okay sound great, so what do you think about dualboot 2 windowses would the virus spread in that case?

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:30 PM

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timber totem also WINE often only half-works. it's not perfect

yeah

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:30 PM

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lilac merlin okay sound great, so what do you think about dualboot 2 windowses would the viru...

i cant say with authority yes or no

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:30 PM

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i see

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:31 PM

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anyways i g2g

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:31 PM

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yeah xd

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my final question would be, if you still have a minute, how do i change my linux password? because the current one is not the safest

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oh and just with a yes or no, is there a way to use my 3050 on virttual machine with a linux host?

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@timber totem Well if you already left, thank you for all the help sir 😇

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:35 PM

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lilac merlin my final question would be, if you still have a minute, how do i change my linux...

if ur on mint there's a 'users' thing in the Settings. else check online how to do it from terminal.

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:35 PM

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okay, and what about this? is it possible?

timber totem Feb 3, 2024, 6:35 PM

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lilac merlin oh and just with a yes or no, is there a way to use my 3050 on virttual machine...

i think, but it involves hardware passthru.. u'll have to research that

lilac merlin Feb 3, 2024, 6:36 PM

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okay thanks

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Have a great rest of your day

#How can I unmount my windows partitions from linux in a dualboot?