• hddsx@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Can you not order Ubuntu on a DVD anymore? Also you’re explaining dual boot. You can just single boot linux

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      2 months ago

      i’m not sure. most people at my school use a laptop at their main computer, so they couldn’t use an ubuntu DVD anyways. i personally prefer dual boot over single boot

      • hddsx@lemmy.ca
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        2 months ago

        … did everyone remove the media drive off laptops? There are also external media drives.

        • pmc@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          2 months ago

          New laptops don’t have optical drives. I don’t think there’s a single manufacturer that still has them.

          Hell, most new computer cases (much to my chagrin) don’t even have 5 1/4" bays.

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          2 months ago

          I think it has been probably more than 5 years since I have seen an optical drive on a new laptop.