I'm considering switching my main workstation from Windows to Fedora after having a very positive experience testing Fedora from a Live USB. My biggest concern is whether my trading setup will work reliably. I use MetaTrader 5 and TradingView, and I'm considering running MT5 in a Windows 10 virtual machine because reports about using it through Wine seem inconsistent. For TradingView, I was thinking about installing the official Snap package. I also use Microsoft Edge, but its Linux download page appears to provide only a .deb package, so I'm unsure whether there's a practical way to install it on Fedora or whether I should move to another browser such as Brave. Finally, is it still reasonably safe to run Windows 10 in a virtual machine now that it has reached end of support, assuming the VM would only be used for MT5 rather than general browsing? I'd appreciate advice from anyone who has made a similar switch and can share potential compatibility issues or workflow lessons.
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You may want to consider Ubuntu instead if you want the smoothest path for this particular setup. It uses the same GNOME desktop style available in Fedora, while its native package ecosystem makes .deb applications and Snap packages more straightforward to install. Fedora can still work well, but you may need extra steps or alternative packaging methods for some of the software you mentioned.
What makes Ubuntu a better choice here beyond the package formats? I’m mainly trying to avoid unnecessary complications while keeping a similar desktop workflow.