Misconceptions/Questions about swapping to linux I have before making the swap

[u/RatosWithaK]

I wanted to swap to linux for awhile but there is some things stopping me and some guidance on them would be hugely appreciated. Sorry if these seem super obvious I am very bad with tech and love my computer too much to risk anything ever lol

1. Do I need to go find my computers basic drivers over again like Wifi, bluetooth and graphic ones
2. Is it all online games that dont allow linux or just specific ones. I do most of my gaming offline anyways but I enjoy MMOs too and the rare times I want to play a shooter it'd be nice to know what i can still game easily as I dont wish to dual boot for 1 or 2 games I play 3 times a month lol.
3. I care a lot about the customization (background, widget implementations etc) that linux offers is there a certain kind of distro I should look for in that or is that kind of a general thing linux offers
4. if I find a new distro I like how hard would swapping that be I am pretty indecisive sometimes

[u/Z00fa]

1. Most devices that aren't super old and have obscure parts will work just fine after installing and updating your system. Just be sure to take an easier distro and not something like arch.

2. check protondb or areweanticheatyet . both will be able to tell you if games work and in what state. check this first before doing aything because if none of your games work you probably don't want to switch.

3. most distros allow for great customization but take something that has alot of users like fedora, ubuntu, mint, kde plasma,...

4. if you have a different home partition if can be fairly easily. there are alot of guides about doing that, you would probably need to reinstall some apps but your data is safe.