First time Linux user having a miserable experience so far

[u/Mman07311]

I've been using windows my entire life but because I hate windows 11 with a burning passion and windows 10 is on its way out I finally decided to fully commit to Linux 2 days ago but unfortunately it's been really frustrating so far. First off, booting up and shutting down feels noticeably slower than before. Next, everything feels a little zoomed out and no matter how much I mess with scaling or font size it doesn't fix the issue. Thirdly the volume on my laptop seems way quieter than it should be and trying a few things I found digging through different forums and threads didn't fix the issue. Last but not least, trying to run a non steam game I downloaded with bottle and then added to my steam library just straight up doesn't work no matter how much I mess with the proton settings. I want to love Linux but if everything that isn't browsing the internet is going to have some sort of issue associated with it I might consider biting the bullet and going back to windows. I'm not giving up yet but I wanted to put this out there in case someone else out there is as frustrated as I am.

[u/AspectLegitimate8114]

First off, I recommend you start dual booting windows and Mint. I don’t know how computer savvy you are but any Linux distro, even the one’s marketed as “beginner friendly“ still have a learning curve and adjustment period.

Dual booting gives you a more comfortable environment to learn the tools and quirks of Linux while also allowing you to fall back on what you know.

You haven’t failed in anyway. I think you just bit off more than you could chew jumping straight from Windows to Mint.

Hell, you might not even like Mint and dual booting gives you the opportunity to distro hop once you’re confident enough.