@APTI, I'll try Fedora if the software and the VB are a tried and true easy install. I tried a couple of releases of QEMU and they all aborted.
Now, with already installing dual boot on my computer, I suppose I need to dump the dual boot before I go any further. So my question is how to...
@APTI and @bob466 - I studied the ins and outs of using a virtual box and I liked the idea. I followed the install instructions to the best of my ability but I kept getting an "aborted" message from the virtual box installer (oracle)
I'm sure the problem comes down to OE.
@APTI - unfortunately, I still need windoze because the software that I use in business is not compatible with Linux. Someday I'll be free of that awful OS.
Thanks for the replies, I appreciate the input. @osprey , I will give that a look as I don't want to be bound to using the stick.
A little about my system: Lenovo laptop with AMD RYZEN 5000 series 7, AMD RADEON graphics, and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX.
I think I am learning that there could be...
I expected to be able to just select either windows, or Linux Mint at boot up. But it appears that grub has taken over. In order to get into Linux Mint, I need to have the USB stick in the port. I press the power button and press contr/alt/delete, then I press F12. This brings me to the...