Hello, Windows 10 user of about a year now. I would like to switch to Linux (Ubuntu or Debian), but have a couple of questions.
- Is there a way to play steam games designed for Windows on Linux?/What are the drawbacks of doing this?
- Is there a way to transfer files from my old OS to the new one without using external drives (i dont have one ;-;)
- Is there a distro more suited to a Windows user going into linux rehab?
- Is there anything else I should be aware of?
TIA as always comrades and good day.
1 - Yes, proton.db and tick an option in Steam. Some games will never work tho. Also pirating games is harder cuz you gotta use some other non-steam compatibility tools like playonlinux (wine) which usually don't work as well as steam protondb. Nvidia is not compatible with many distros tho.
2 - You can install linux in a disk partition and have a "double boot" (choose wether start linux or windows) and access all your windows files from linux (but not the inverse tho). But my honest advice, get a cheap backup memory and copy everything you might miss there.
3 - The most newbie friendly distro is ubuntu cuz everyone use ubuntu. Start there and then you can switch to other ones.
4 - You can absolutely do the install and everything alone with your phone as sole companion, but just in case, get someone IRL to help you / do it for you. 99.9% of linux nerds love to install linux in other people machines.
As an aside to 1, I've had solid luck with Heroic Game Launcher plugging in any games you have on GOG, Epic, and now Amazon Games into steam/proton. I forget how I set it up, might've been with proton-GE