# Should I keep Private and Non-Private Apps on different OS's?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/should-i-keep-private-and-non-private-apps-on-different-oss/22350
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2024-11-11T23:35:24Z
**Posts:** 4

## Post 1 by @Jdog — 2024-11-11T23:35:24Z

Hello Forum!

I understand Linux has poor sandboxing capabilties, so i was considering duel booting 2 seperate Fedora instances, with one for private Foss apps and one for anything else. (Similar to User Profiles on GrapheneOS)

A couple of questions though

1. Do privacy-shakey apps on Linux such as Discord or Steam really passivley look into other apps data or is seperating them only a measure to prevent targetted attacks.

2. Why is this not recommended on the main site?

3. Is it ok to even sign into website i would like to keep private on a OS with unprivate apps?

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## Post 2 by @Cyber-Typhoon — 2024-11-11T23:48:25Z

> [@Jdog](#):
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> duel booting 2 seperate Fedora instances

Just challenging the design, couldn’t you maybe consider using Docker or a VM? Do you really need to dual boot?

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## Post 3 by @Jdog — 2024-11-11T23:53:54Z

Even with GPU passthrough, i don’t think a VM would work well enough for consistant Gaming/Video Editing

On the other hand, I never really considered using Docker for desktop Linux. Is it really as private as 2 seperate os’s on 2 seperate drives?

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## Post 4 by @Cyber-Typhoon — 2024-11-12T00:02:07Z

> [@Jdog](#):
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> i don’t think a VM would work well enough for consistant Gaming/Video Editing

Why not? With GPU passthrough, you can allocate a dedicated GPU to the VM, allowing it to perform nearly as well as if it were running natively. This is particularly beneficial for gaming and video editing, which are resource-intensive tasks.

> [@Jdog](#):
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> I never really considered using Docker for desktop Linux. Is it really as private as 2 seperate os’s on 2 seperate drives?

No, it is not but do you really need that? What is your threat model? What are you planning to isolate?