Many people today have switched over to Linux as their primary operating system.
It's free and open source meaning that you don't have to pay anything and don't have to worry about licensing restrictions like you do with many other operating systems.
The one disadvantage for many is the fact that gaming is hard to do on Linux.
Find out some of the common disadvantages of trying to game on Linux.
The commercial games that you want are normally not made for Linux.
There are a few companies that do make some Linux versions but it's rare.
Generally speaking you will either have to wait for a long time for the game to be made for Linux or will never see the game come to this operating system.
When you do install games, you will have to set things up a bit differently.
Many people can install Windows games to Linux but you must be a bit technically inclined.
It's possible.
It's just hard to do for the average user.
The graphics cards sometimes do not work that well with Linux.
Some companies don't release their driver information for this operating system.
This means that you will get poor performance meaning that your games won't be as smooth as they could be when running Windows.
Even when you get the Windows game working in Linux, sometimes you must tweak it or wait for fixes before the game will work again when there are major patches to the game.
This is frustrating because you have to wait until a fix is made many times.
If you do get things working, you won't have support if there is a problem.
You are basically on your own.
Many who game this way expect these types of problems but it's still a big disadvantage.