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Switching from MacOS to Linux
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this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2024
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(I don't have a deep level of knowledge on this, hopefully another Hexbear who knows better will chime in.)
Linux on the M1 and M2 chips is still a work in progress, you're likely to run into some hiccups. The Asahi Linux project is working on support for those chips. There are multiple distros supported on top of their work, but they recommend their branch of Fedora, so that's what I'd recommend too. You don't really want to be running a custom version of a custom version unless you're a hobbyist Linux enthusiast trying to work out the bugs.
Gaming on an M1 in Linux is really going to be sketchy too. You're running a completely different chip architecture than most games are built for, WINE isn't enough.
Doesn't really look like a good idea for the computer you have and the things you want to do with it.
+1 for this. Asahi Linux is the only viable choice for M1 macs right now, and it is not feature complete yet, but they are making a lot of progress. KDE can be configured to be very macOS like, so if you enjoy the mac look and feel you can still have that on linux.
If you do decide to use Asahi you can use Box64 to run some x86_64 programs on it. I have used it on my raspberry pi which uses a ARM processor. Be aware that since it is emulating a x86 system there will be a performance hit. It also seems like there is a way to tie in box64 with steam proton, but it is still experiemental