CachyOS has a one-click Windows VM button, and dual-booting feels completely outdated
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CachyOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution, now includes a one-click Windows VM feature via Winboat in its CachyOS Hello app. This makes running occasional Windows tasks trivially easy without maintaining a full dual-boot setup. The post argues that this shift makes dual-booting feel outdated for most users — Linux becomes the permanent host while Windows is demoted to a guest for specific tasks. While dual-booting still has merit for hardware-intensive workloads or resource-constrained machines, the VM approach better reflects how most Linux desktop users actually interact with Windows.
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CachyOS makes occasional Windows use feel refreshingly painlessKeeping Linux as the host is simply a better dealThere are still plenty of reasons dual-booting refuses to dieEven with those limits, the old compromise feels less necessaryWhy this changes the Linux desktop conversation6 Comments
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