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.

  1. Is there a way to play steam games designed for Windows on Linux?/What are the drawbacks of doing this?
  2. Is there a way to transfer files from my old OS to the new one without using external drives (i dont have one ;-;)
  3. Is there a distro more suited to a Windows user going into linux rehab?
  4. Is there anything else I should be aware of?

TIA as always comrades and good day.

  • Llituro [he/him, they/them]
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    11 months ago

    to add an alternative to 2, since people have already given solid answers to everything, if you're working with a computer that you put together and you feel comfortable with hardware, the best bang for your buck is probably buying a cheap 1 TB SATA SSD from like wal-mart that can then just be a second drive you put in your machine. only works if you built your pc yourself though. also, be aware that Linux systems use a different filesystem than Windows, although I think that's a much bigger issue between Mac and Linux than between Windows and Linux. I want to say both Windows and Linux are capable of mounting a FAT32 formatted drive. Definitely look it up to double check before you wipe your main drive, don't want to get into Linux only to find out you can't mount your drive with your files.

    • daisy
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      11 months ago

      I want to say both Windows and Linux are capable of mounting a FAT32 formatted drive.

      Another option is EXFAT file systems. It allows for big file sizes, and works on all the modern Linux distros I've tried.