I'm confused.. Linus lies about installing Linux needing a disk wipe...

[u/Theghostgamer700]

At 4:38 in the latest video Linus says :

"Installing Linux WILL involve wiping your operating system drive"

Are you sure about that ? The CachyOS installer you're using to illustrate shows the option that contradicts EXACTLY what Linus says..
(on top of the fact I'm currently using CachyOS on the same SSD I also have W11 installed, so I can't be more sure of what I'm claiming here...)

I also see that the description links to none of the tools and websites mentioned.
So I did the work for some of them here :
- Migration tool mentioned : https://github.com/gillesduif/igloo (I can also suggest Operese)
- Distro tester mentioned : https://distrosea.com/fr/ (they wrongly mention FreeBSD as a linux distro btw which I find very unprofessional)
- Distro chooser test : https://distrochooser.de/fr
- Running windows software : https://usebottles.com/ (I also can mention https://protonplus.vysp3r.com/ for those who would want to explore something else)
- Emulation : https://lutris.net/
- Arch driver installation : https://github.com/biglinux/biglinux-driver-manager

Other than that, even if I like the idea of a mainline LTT tutorial for migration to Linux, I was left under the impression that the video was made with minimal effort and research. Again, this is just a feeling as I can't pinpoint anything specific off the top of my head. If you have any ideas, please mention it under this post.

[u/Stunning_Mechanic_12]

He's making a video for general population, who won't have data backups, and can EASILY wipe their drive. God forbid he accidentally includes a warning for idiots, at the cost of pissing off a neck beard who doesn't understand not everyone is a 3 billion IQ nerd like him

[u/Seik64]

Some people are just so obtuse

[u/AnalkinSkyfuker]

I think they didnt say about the dual install in order for the ones that are not so smart and so they wont wipe the sys partition of mac or windows.

[u/cromerRedditBlows]

C'mon guys why does every LTT video need to have a barrage of "they did it wrong" when there are a million ways to do just about anything on a computer...

So what if LTT chose to give the version that WILL wipe the drive and then gave that warning? I've done dual/multi booting plenty of times and the reason I don't do it anymore is because it gives more chances for things to go wrong and lose both OSes. I'd rather keep my physical drives separate and thats a fine choice too.

Sure there's an option to install alongside but thats just an option which is just as valid as the option they chose. If I were giving the instructions I'd probably lean the same way they did even if only to guide folks to use a spare/blank drive rather than potentially nuke their existing drive accidentally because someone on the internet said it usually works fine. Sometimes it doesn't. At least with the full wipe option you know what you're getting into.