Linux a few questions from a newbie, dedicate?

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I've always used Windows and never used Linux. My tasks: programming (mainly python backend), work with the database, sometimes I play old games (CS Go, Stalker and all). Word is required for reporting. With the transition to Win10, their update policy bothers, they can be postponed, but then during work they terribly interfere. Especially bugs after these updates are not uncommon. I became interested in Linux, the following questions arose:
Who has been using Linux for a long time, how do you like it?
How is it with scaling on 4k monitors (problems in Windows)?
Is it convenient for web development (backend) -> php, python (django)?
How does Steam work?
Is it possible to work with MS Office(>=2007)?
Heard about Ubuntu, should I choose it and which version?

Answer 1

Who has been using Linux for a long time, how do you like it?

6 years old, normal flight.
Yes.
Works.
You can export documents from LibreOffice in the required formats.
If you take Ubuntu, then only LTS (18.04 at the moment). But I'd rather take Elementary OS.

Answer 2

sometimes I play old games (CS Go,

Hm. Then I play ancient (Half-Life 2, Warcraft 3).
9 years. Very bad. Don't bet, I'm not kidding.
Badly. This is not a joke either.
Yes.
Yes, like normal, sometimes it works.
Here 2007 seems to have been recently added to Wine.
Better take Kubuntu, so as not to puke from Unity (not to be confused with Unity, on which schoolchildren sculpt any guano).
Good advice - don't. Install, play on a virtual machine and score.

Answer 3

If the main reason for the transition is dozens of updates, then simply disable them by enabling "limited connection" on the network interface. Because otherwise you will have to spend a really long time on retraining and solving problems (which will be in any case).
Well, the answers to the questions:

1. 15 years, most of it in parallel with Windows (damn gambling ...)
   
2. There are solutions.
   
3. Web development is much more convenient than under Windows.
   
4. Steam works, games start, but not everyone has a full-fledged port, because the performance is lower than the Windows one.
   
5. All modern office suites can work with MS Office files, but if the documents are very complex, then nothing prevents you from using the online version of the office.
   
6. As already advised, try either the LTS version of Ubuntu, or Elementary, or Mint.
   

Answer 4

If you already decided to change the OS, then I can recommend Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (not kubuntu, xububtu and other branches). Doc, xls are easily edited in the pre-installed libreoffice
Steam works, many purely Windows games work fine through proton, I also recommend Lutris for games.
But if the entire workflow is exposed under Windu, then you should not switch. At all. Waste of time
But for fun, especially if you have enough free time, you can try.

Answer 5

Who has been using Linux for a long time, how do you like it?

I have been working since 1995 :) (SCO UNIX->BSDi->FreeBSD->Linux) I use Windows for games and don't worry about such things. Game system - games. Working - work.
I have no idea, the problem is contrived
Yes. Much more Windows.
I have no idea, I play on Windows
Maybe it will start in wine. Or convert to LibreOffice - documents without complex formatting and VBA macros are edited normally (the office does not even suspect that I use LO :) )
You can also bubuntu - you'll come back anyway :)
Linux is not suitable as a full-fledged replacement for a home car. And it won't last long. Even bubunta. Too many things should work from what works only under Windows and will never correspond with anyone (simply because the author is alone and he does not want to do this, for example).
Of course, there are basic programs - LO, Gimp, Inkscape ... But a lot of small things need to be done in a radically new way, and I haven't talked about games yet.

Answer 6

As an option to put the second system.

Answer 7

I completely agree with Ronald McDonald , only Ubuntu is no longer Unity, but Gnome (which is even worse). I really do not advise you Ubuntu - heavy, buggy DE. But as they said above - Kubuntu will go with a bang.

Answer 8

Try regular Ubuntu 18.04.
Gnome can be visually transformed with extensions and themes (after installing Gnome-Tweaks). HiDPI monitors work best in Gnome too.
For web development, Linux distributions are also ideal.
Steam works, allowing you to run even games that are not ported to Linux using Proton (but you need a normal video card, AMD is best).
You can easily and conveniently install MS Office 2007 or 2010 using PlayOnLinux, or you can use some OnlyOffice.

Answer 9

2 years used Linux as the only system. I moved there just because of back-end development in python. Everything related to development was 10 times more convenient than on Windows (console, repositories, normal docker and much more). But there was not enough office + the driver for Wi-Fi periodically flew off, it had to be reinstalled, which was very infuriating.
Now I'm using Windows 10 Insiders preview. I chose the pre-build because of WSL2. I have all the development there - the benefit is excellent integration with VS Code. Thus, I take the best from both worlds - Linux for development, Windows for software.

Answer 10

About 6 years, there were troubles, but over time, less and less, unlike the reverse development of competitors
I didn’t check it myself, but they constantly finish it
Development xs, but others answered
Steam itself is fine, games when like, the main troubles with those with protection, but At the same time, a lot of games, both native and vinyl, have been finished off a lot.
Ubuntu is popular but not the best. Based on the requirements, I can suggest both the distro and the desired DE

Answer 11

For many years of the eternal problem of reinstalling windows, then linux, and even hackintosh, I could not come to terms with the only axis on my computer. Personally, I developed the following option for myself, these are two axes on different disks (I have ssd 256gb for each axis). As a linux distribution I use Ubuntu (preferably the latest version), the Gnome shell, I'm used to it, I can still recommend "sneakers". The rest did not work for me, a lot of glitches and some interface features that I'm not used to. Well, as the second axis, these are "windows", on the second disk, respectively. I switch between the axis when loading through the nix bootloader, everything works fine. I have the option to install an M2 disk and a 2.5 disk on my laptop. So, try it. Don't forget, both axes are installed in UEFI mode.