Sounds like you don't need Linux, why are you even trying to migrate to an OS other than Windows when you expect it to work like Windows anyway?
I agree it's not always so intuitive, but I don't understand why you expect DirectX in Linux when it's a proprietary MS technology (even MacOS X doesn't have DirectX for God's sake).
There is a learning curve, and no it's not as noob-friendly as Windows or OS X;
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Sounds like you don't need Linux, why are you even trying to migrate to an OS other than Windows when you expect it to work like Windows anyway?
I agree it's not always so intuitive, but I don't understand why you expect DirectX in Linux when it's a proprietary MS technology (even MacOS X doesn't have DirectX for God's sake).
There is a learning curve, and no it's not as noob-friendly as Windows or OS X;