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    Linux mint = best beginner distro (lemmy.ml)
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    [โ€“] Exusia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    Appreciate you taking the time to break it down and explain it like this. I might convert an extra ssd into Mint and start there. Another user mentioned Proton, if I don't like Linux, do I just use Disk Management in Windows to "delete" the Linux partition and then re-allocate it and install proton?

    [โ€“] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

    If you do want to delete your Linux partition and return that space for use with Windows...Yes I think you can just delete them via Windows disk management utilities, though there may be some task you need to do for the boot manager...I've actually never done that.

    About Proton: You will be using Proton to game in Linux Mint; it's not another operating system.

    Proton is a compatibility layer written by Valve that allows Linux to play Windows games. If my understanding is correct, it's a modified version of WINE that also translates Microsoft DirectX API calls to Vulkan calls on the fly so that the Linux kernel can understand them. This opens up almost every game in Steam's catalog to Linux users. Some online competitive games intentionally still don't work with Linux mostly because Anticheat on Linux is a whole other ball game.

    Proton comes with Steam. You install Steam, you've got Proton.