1 Generally yes . '' on one partition ~ 32 64 GiB swap if you need it ~ 4 Gib with 16 GiB of RAM or more , you can and should skip it ' home ' then takes the rest . But be advised , if you switch distros , manual intervention in your personal folder might still be necessary for a couple of things . 2 Xubuntu simply is Ubuntu with XFCE . If that ' s your preferred DE then go straight for Xubuntu . 3 WINE generally is like ducttape . Kind of works until it breaks again . It ' s not for permanent use . 4 Steam works like on Windows Download and Play . <| sep |> The one where I got a 50 % coupon for my order from timbuk 2 and added it to their place Friday sale and got like 8 bags for $ 150 . kept 3 of them and used the others as gifts .