Is Dual booting Linux worth it?

No, not worth the effort. with dual boot, Windows OS not capable to read Ubuntu partition, rendering it useless, while Ubuntu can easily read Windows partition. … If you add another hard drive then it’s worth it, but if you want to partition your current one I’d say no-go.

Is Dual booting Linux safe?

Not very secure

In a dual boot set up, OS can easily affect the whole system if something goes wrong. … A virus could lead to damage all the data inside the PC, including the data of the other OS. This may be a rare sight, but it can happen. So don’t dual boot just to try out a new OS.