I'm trying to move fully to Fedora without dual-booting. My PC uses all-AMD hardware, and over the past week I've reinstalled Windows and Fedora around 20 times. I mainly game, and Fedora has been surprisingly good so far: Steam is installed, unwanted packages are removed, and nearly all of my games run well through Proton. A few games have odd issues when alt-tabbing, such as the cursor appearing in-game, forcing windowed mode, or changing the resolution. I'll probably leave Apex and Battlefield 6 behind, while the rest of my library appears to work based on testing and compatibility reports.
My reasons for preferring Linux are privacy, less telemetry, more control and customization, and updates that feel more focused on improving the user experience. However, I keep getting anxious that I'm missing something whenever Fedora is installed. Then I reinstall Windows, spend time setting it up, and feel uncomfortable with how much advertising and control is built into the system. I know I'm going in circles, so I'd appreciate advice on whether I should give Fedora a proper trial, accept the few games I'll lose, or reconsider using both systems.
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If you genuinely only care about leaving two games behind, I’d stick with Fedora and move on. You’re already enjoying the gaming experience, and learning Linux gives you useful knowledge about how computers actually work. You don’t need to treat the choice as permanent, but you also don’t need to keep reopening it every few days.
Try not to get too caught up in arguments about what counts as ‘bloat.’ Some people want an extremely minimal installation, while others prefer having desktop tools and services ready to use. Remove packages that you personally don’t need, but judge the system by how well it works for you rather than by someone else’s definition of purity. Fedora with AMD hardware is a reasonable setup, so keep it installed long enough to learn its rough edges.
Dual-booting is the practical compromise if you can tolerate it. Keep a Windows installation only for games that absolutely require it, and use Fedora for everything else. You could dedicate a smaller drive or partition to Windows so it stays contained. That said, if you specifically want to avoid dual-booting, don’t let people pressure you into it—using one system is simpler and avoids turning your boot setup into another project.
At this point, stop reinstalling and give yourself a fixed trial period—maybe a few months. The games you’ve tested already work, and the remaining problems sound like quirks you can investigate and configure over time rather than reasons to wipe the system again. Constantly switching makes every small inconvenience feel like proof that you chose wrong.
That’s a big part of why I’m drawn to it. I use Windows every day, but Linux is teaching me more about the systems underneath it, and I’d like to build that knowledge instead of constantly going back.