This may not be the place to ask, but is there a guide you’d recommend for a lifelong windows user to try out Linux?

I’ve had a Steam Deck for a while now and love it and feel I could probably make the leap.

I have no idea why this comic in particular motivated me to finally ask.

Edit: I just want to say an incredible thank you to everyone and your advice. I was just looking for a link to a guide and ya’ll wrote them yourselves.

I think the prevailing advice of creating a virtual machine to play around in seems like a very good place to start.