This is a continued post from my previous one. I have been wanting to compartmentalize gaming and my normal work for privacy reasons, but I simply do not have enough money to purchase a separate system just for gaming.
I was thinking whether a separate user would be sufficient enough for this case, but I am not sure. Would it be better to dual boot 2 linux installs?
Thanks
We’re going to need more information. Are you required to download privacy invasive software due to your job? What other threats to your privacy are you expecting from your work?
No, I am not required. I am a artist so I am free to use the software I want.
None really. I am more concerned about running proprietary applications, but I still would like to play these kind of games with some friends of mine. I want to know what I can do mitigate with these kind of privacy risks without spending a bunch of money…
Seperate installs, even on the same disk will be the safer option, but seperate users will already cover a lot in terms of privacy.
It’s a bit dependent on the distro, access of each user and which games are installed and how. Thing like whether user folders or the disk is encrypted also come into play.
Based on my own experience at least Steam is installed using admin privilidges but Steam games are installed in the user folder without those privildges.
You’re still trusting Steam to some extent but you aren’t trusting the games you install with other user’s data.
If you want to keep them separate, use two different SSD. If you have space for an additional SSD drive it is the easiest way to not have to portion your single drive with potential overlap or reduced useable space. I currently use this method and it works well.
It depends, are you logging out and back on every time? If so then I think it should be mostly fine as long as your second user isn’t in sensitive groups like wheel, etc. If you plan on using sudo and sharing the same graphical session, then that’s not enough
Thanks everyone for the help.