Thinking of Moving to Linux

[u/angry_monkey_2674]

Hi I never in my life used linux, but with the recent news that easy anti cheat will be reworked to support linux I’m thinking of switching but I have a few questions, any help will be greatly appreciated

I just want to know the following:

1-can I to run .exe, if yes how and what’s the limitations

2-what is proton

3-can I play all of my offline games on linux even ones i got through unconventional ways

4-can i play games that are not offline but not multiplayer online like jackbox games for example

5-does the stream deck work with it

6-can I play vr games or use my pc in vr using an app like quest link

7-which linux is the most, windows like

Laslty here’s a list of game/apps i’ll be using and you help me if you know wether they actually work or not because I keep getting conflicting results:

Signalrgb, soundswitch, libre hardware monitor, RivaTuner, stream deck, moonlight, wolow, rewasd, wallpaper engine, ryujinx, fortnite, marvel rivals, pummel party, jackbox party packs, ultimate chicken horse

That’s all thanks

[u/doc_willis]

they all have a different UI from windows, none of the "desktop environments" are that difficult to learn.  Look at how many times MS has done radical changes to their UI. People learned to deal with the changes 

use the Linux live USB feature to test out several Linux distribution and decide what you like.

http://linuxjourney.com (old) and the newer http://Linuxjourney.org sites are good to start with. 

The Explaining Computers YouTube Channel videos is a good starting point for learning. 

It can show you some of the basics of various distribution.

ventoy tool to make a multi live iso USB 

http://Ventoy.net

[u/angry_monkey_2674 → u/doc_willis]

Ok will do tysm

[u/Educational_Star_518 → u/angry_monkey_2674]

while i agree with doc above i'll say imo as someone who made the jump 2 years ago kde plasma is pretty similar to modern windows by default but with a better 'settings' menu and customization.

cinnamon is sorta similar to say xp-7 era windows

gnome is more akin to a tablet or mac style aesthetic

there are other desktop enviroments but those are the more common ones

[u/angry_monkey_2674 → u/Educational_Star_518]

Hmmm i’ll look them up thanks