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Linux gaming for a non-technical person?
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I'll second Linux Mint Cinnamon. My understanding is it is designed to look/function as close to Windows as possible to help people transition away from Windows.
It was my first Linux distro migrating from Windows, and overall it's been a fairly decent transition.
-Check out Protondb.com. It's a website where you can search for games to see their compatibility rating with Linux OSes, along with any tinkering/troubleshooting tips other users have done.
-Once you install Steam, go to the Settings menu, select Compatibility, and select an option for "Default compatibility tool". This global setting means you would not have specifically select a Proton version for each game you play.
-I found that sometimes Steam would not launch from the toolbar. I have no issues launching it from the terminal window (literally launch Terminal, type the word 'steam', and hit Enter)
Unless OP needs HDR
I'm not actually sure I understand it. What about Mint is easier or more user friendly than say, a Fedora spin?
And if having that decanonicalized Ubuntu base is important, then why not install Tuxedo OS instead? Plasma is by far the most Windows-like DE in my experience, and it is more developed and featureful. Cinnamon, as I understand it, is still stuck in X11 land, which is less secure, and only in maintenance mode.