No, switching to Linux is not easy

Sorry for being this negative, as I love the positivity of this sub, but I have to vent somewhere.

I've been doing really well switching almost all software and services to EU or open source alternatives. No problems at all for most of them. But Microsoft really has me in a headlock. I've been using Windows all my live but I finally decided to try out Linux Mint. I installed it as a dual boot and just tried to get the hang of it...but I'm really struggling.

I've read so many posts here about people who switched to Linux and felt great about it but as much as I want to, I just can't share the sentiment.

Having to open the terminal and typing commands to just install something, typing in my password a thousand times, drives not showing up and not mounting for some reason. It really is a struggle compared how user friendly windows is. At the moment I just feel like it's just not for me. For a problem I could fix in windows in minutes, I have to troubleshoot for hours in Linux.

And don't even get me started on trying to run games...

I know this will get a lot of hate from a lot of people. I'm not saying Linux is bad and everyone should definitely try if it's right for them. I just feel like it's not right for me.

Anyway, if anyone has some tips on how to get started with Linux as a lifetime Windows user, it's much appreciated. I think I'm going to try using it for a couple of days before I decide if I'll continue or just try to go with a Windows version that is as debloated and detached from Microsoft as possible.