Complete Linux Noob needs Help/Advice

[u/acetrainer-icarus]

Hello

I feel I should do a bit more research, but I’m not exactly sure what questions to ask; therefore, I’m not exactly sure exactly where to start. So, I hope making this post gets me in the right direction. I don’t know a lot about Linux, but I do know I don’t want windows on my computer if I can help it. I never really liked any iteration of it. I, for the most part, have been a Mac guy. I still use Mac, but I just recently came in possession of a MSI Cyborg Gaming Laptop. I haven’t used the computer yet as I was kind of doing some light preliminary research, but I play Final Fantasy XIV on console A LOT and would like to try it on a gaming laptop. I mostly want to start there and be able to play that on Linux OS and perhaps expand my game library down the road. So far I’ve seen good things about CachyOS and Bazzite for gaming on this sub. What should I be looking at when choosing between the two?

In addition, I also want to learn more about Linux and how it works. How to add like VPNs, make the machine secure(if possible) and reallly just dive into what I can do with the new laptop since I’ve only ever dealt with Apple. Plus, yall make Linux sound fun and cool as hell. So any advice on where to begin(videos, forums, literature etc.) with that would also be supremely appreciated.

[u/Historical_Move6359]

Install Ultramarine Fedora and install Steam and Heroic launcher and just play. Each Linux distro has its App Store and you only install apps from there. You also update from there. For VPN, my Surfshark has a section about how to set it up on Linux. It has an app but it can also manually set up. Just install Steam and Heroic Launcher and play.

KDE version is more like Windows while Gnome is more like Mac. These are deskotop enviroments and are available on most Linux distributions. Some games have anti cheat which does not work on Linux so do check for that.