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So anyway, any beginner tips?

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 5 days ago

A lot of games are going to work without you having to do anything and some will need some tinkering. In that case, https://www.protondb.com/ will be your best friend, telling you exactly what you need to do to get things running.

That being said, some games simply can't be run under Linux. They might work in the future as compatibility improves but some won't. If it's an issue for you, you might want to dual boot windows as a workaround.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago

Personally, I recommend quitting Windows cold-turkey and not dual-booting at all. If a game genuinely doesn't work without dual-booting, you don't need it. No game is so important that it's worth compromising your security, privacy, and property rights over.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Unfortunately some of us need windows for more than games, and there aren’t Linux alternatives

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