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I want to switch to Linux so badly. I've been meaning to do it for years. But all I do on my PC is game. I don't use it for anything else except storing music files. When I turn it on, I'm trying to escape from life. I don't want to tweak shit, I don't want to troubleshoot, and I don't want to have to look anything up or get a home degree in computer science to figure out how to run my computer. I just want to load my games and play and not have to fiddle with compatibility or making it work. I'm still on Windows 10 and I keep it disconnected from the Internet unless I'm playing a game that needs a connection or I'm backing up my saves. So far it works for me and I don't know what I'll do when that stops. Eventually I'll probably switch my laptop to Linux and maybe if that goes well I'll get brave and do my PC.
that's reasonable!
here's a tip: look into immutable/atomic distros!
these are linux systems designed to be resistant to random breakdowns.
they prevent modifying system packages in runtime, meaning they require a reboot, after changes to system packages.
why is this an advantage, rather than an inconvenience?
because they allow for rollback when something breaks.
so IF anything breaks, you can always just roll back one version (i think about 1-3 versions, ususally) and you're up and running again immediately!
and since gaming is your thing:
take a look at bazzite!
hassle free, gaming focused!
everything you need for that pre-installed.
one thing you will probably need to do, just once for each game, is set the compatibility option in the games' steam settings to "proton X" (where X is usually either experimental or hotfix, whichever works/you like)
this is (or at least has been for me) a one-time-thing, that I've never had to touch again for any game. and it just works!
You can set the default compatibility tool in Steam Settings:
You can do with linux, what you are already doing with W10.
The switch will be a lot of work, but keeping it working doesn't have to be.
I don't have my system set to auto-update. That way, if it worked yesterday, nothing that might change that will have happened since.
Once you have your install working how you want, nothing has to change. Linux doesn't force updates on you, and if you don't stay connected to the internet, you don't need to worry about security vulnerabilities needing updates that fix them, either.
Even better, with filesystem snapshots (which you can set up using timeshift if on btrfs), if you do update and run into issues, you can go back to exactly the way the operating system was before the update. Or weeks and even months earlier.
This way, I don't need to tweak and fix my system. If an update breaks something, I don't fix it. I hit undo. And if I just want to get to gaming, I just skip updating that evening.
Update when and if you feel like it.
Depending on what you play, that is pretty much how it works today. Install steam/heroic. Log in. Download games. Hit the play button.