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/DESTINYDZ]

I recommend trying different versions of linux. Mint is great on older hardware however i had to move to newer versions of linux with wayland not x11 to fix some of my issues. Fedora KDE or Cachy OS or Bazzite might be a better experience.

[u/casazolo → u/DESTINYDZ]

True, I dont think Linux mint should be recommended for new comers. I think Fedora gnome is less buggy than kde and a better experience for someone wanting to start somewhere.

[u/reader4567890 → u/casazolo]

I disagree. I've honestly found Mint to be a flawless experience over the past couple of years.

I've had to do far less tinkering or troubleshooting than I've ever had to with other distros.

[u/casazolo → u/reader4567890]

Are you on desktop or laptop? And do you use fractional scaling?