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How to get into linux and stay with linux?
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I’d say. Try and figure out if the softwares you use have Linux alternatives, most do. Learn how to use those and you won’t depend on windows.
As for games. Some just won’t run on Linux and there is nothing you can do about it. If that’s a dealbreaker then you are unfortunately stuck with windows. That being said, many games work!
I don’t recommend dual booting. Sure it’s nice on the surface but in reality you’ll just be on what ever OS is most convenient, which by the sound of it will probably be windows and you won’t find a reason to boot into Linux.
To further discourage you from dual booting: there's a long tradition by this point about your windows OS swallowing your Linux OS or taking over your bootloader and not giving it back. This has only gotten worse with time and there's basically no surefire solution.
Another approach is always a VM but for graphically intense applications or things like music production, you'll spend lots of time making passthrough of your audio or devices work. That said, it is a great solution for these oddball apps that you just can't get to work in Linux.