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Not OP, but proton isn't Linux it's the software that makes games work on Linux, largely you don't need to mess with the version of it (unless you're into tinkering or something is behaving weirdly) as for which distro, that's kind of a spiritual journey lol, find the one that clicks beat with you. I prefer Arch, but have heard good things about PopOS, Mint, and CachyOS. Of those CachyOS is the one that was specifically built to game, but ultimately the difference between distros of Linux is (for an average person) basically just what package manager you use.
Interesting. I appreciate the in depth responses I’m getting here. Looks like I’m gonna have to do a lot more research before I feel comfortable switching. I’m low key terrified I’m gonna ruin my pc entirely trying to uninstall windows lmao. Luckily I do I have a flash drive with windows 11 installed on it in case of emergencies.
Yes, Shark03 said it best. Proton is built in to Steam, so as long as the Linux distro you choose (Mint, Ubuntu, CachyOS, etc.) can run Steam, Proton will work. I'll also mention ProtonDB.com here; you can use that site to search for a game to see how much tinkering (if any) you'll need to do to make your games work. For my game library, I think almost every game runs with no tinkering, maybe selecting a specific Proton version at most (a drop-down menu).