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So, I'm building a gaming PC for my kids. One of them started playing fortnite with his friends during covid, to keep in touch. He would like it on the gaming PC. Fortnite does not run on Linux. What do you suggest? If it helps, I have been personally running linux since 2002 or so, starting with Slackware, then Gentoo, then back and forth from Arch to Ubuntu. I am a developer and use linux daily. I would love to hear what I should use instead of windows.

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> Fortnite does not run on Linux. What do you suggest?

Don't play Fortnite. Skip the game that was designed to rip off your money instead of entertaining your kids, and teach your kids something useful like programming their own games.

On the one hand, I want to downvote you for the typical "change your usecase" response, but on the other hand Fortnite and its ilk are designed to be addictive and rip people off and reducing their influence in your kids' life is probably a good idea.

Build them a PC with Linux to learn what you have learned about it. And buy a PS5 for Fortnite. Other popular games are released cross platform anyways. Consoles are much easier to handle in the long run. Their business model is less intrusive…

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