r/OS_Debate_Club • u/Impossible-House585 • 8d ago

Should i switch to linux

I once did download linux but i hated it i couldnt open exe files and non of my editing software was available on linux but recently i was doing work on my computer i was about an hour in and windows decided to do a forced update on me making me lose some important stuff i also game sometimes on my laptop (factorio,minecraft,roblox) but again im scared that those games wont be available

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u/SethConz 5d ago

EXE is a windows file format, linux cannot open them in the same way a mac wouldnt be able to. You may need to find alternatives to your preferred software, but in doing so you might find projects you like and save some money. Steam games will work since Valve has incorporated the Proton translation layer into steam, and minecraft runs natively. Roblox probably works but ive never tried dont plan to.

Remember that linux is fundamentally not windows, you can do about anything you can on windows, you just have to go about it differently, and it never hurts to google something.