I’m considering installing Linux on my laptop but I’m unsure if I should start with a virtual machine first. My main use cases are gaming and coding, so I want to make sure it’s the right fit.
What are the pros and cons of using Linux for someone like me? Would starting with VirtualBox be a good idea before going all in?
I installed linux mint to a secondary hard drive, then I installed steam onto that Linux install. I play wars two, so I added Guild Wars two as a non-steam game to steam.
I didn’t want to re-buy Guild wars two with steam because I’d lose all of my progress. Once I added it as a non-steam game I just right clicked on the game within steam and changed the compatibility to the newest proton. (I didn’t choose a hot fix version of proton) It runs just fine.
This is what I would suggest that you do , is install it to a secondary drive to see if that variation of Linux will work for you.
FYI for GW2 you can actually use the steam client even if your account is non-steam, you just need to use a launch option – see here https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/wvxqe3/logging_into_guild_wars_2_on_steam_with_an/
When you install to a secondary, does BIOS automatically give you the choice of which OS to load, or do you need to change boot order each time?
You don’t have to change the bios, but when you boot up, you’ll get a boot loader screen that allows you to choose which OS you want.
Good good. Last time I tried installing a few years ago, it would only give that choice if I installed to the primary