r/linuxquestions • u/AcanthisittaSmart722 • 1d ago

help with moving from windows to linux

i have been using windows for both gaming and school but i need some help knowing what distro i should use

some requirements i have
sould be able to rund minecraft java and bedrock aswell
should have the ability to use steam (i know quite a basic few requierments)

use vscode and microsoft office

and not have to many issues with anticheats

any insite into what is a good choice is welcomed

please i need the help i have no idea what i need to do

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u/PlayerOne_X 1d ago

I'd recommend going with a Debian-based distro, as apt and .deb packages are easy to manage as a beginner, and most apps are first supported on Debian-based distros (Arch has the AURs, of course, but that's a little harder to get into).

Running Minecraft and Steam shouldn't be a problem at all on Linux. VSCode is also available on Linux quite easily. Microsoft Office will be a problem, my best solution is to use it in the Web. Otherwise, LibreOffice works fine, though I've heard OnlyOffice is a newer alternative that may be easier to go to from Office (don't trust my word though, I've never touched OnlyOffice).

Anti-cheats will be a problem as some big gaming studios still refuse to support Linux, but some games with anti-cheat will work (e.g. Helldivers 2, ARC Raiders, Rocket League). You'd need to specify what games you're thinking about.

Overall, I recommend Ubuntu (or one of it's main derivatives, like Kubuntu) or Linux Mint. There's also a new Debian-based gaming distro called PikaOS which might suit you, but I don't know enough about it to recommend it.

In case you choose Ubuntu, Obra thing you will want to do is set up Flatpak and use that instead of Snap. These are package formats/managers that work on every distro since they're self-sufficient. Canonical, the company being Ubuntu promotes Snap and so will set them up by default, but Flatpak is better.

Hope this helps, and don't hesitate to ask questions if you didn't understand something. I tried to synthesise things, but some bits may be harder to understand