Sometimes Linux breaks. Sometimes, it's not even your fault. Depending on the distro you grab, these breakages can happen ...
If you want to play the game, you'll need to play by the rules.
There was a time I was a staunch Windows user, particularly when Windows XP was still the ruling Microsoft operating system.
Google has integrated Cameyo into ChromeOS, letting Chromebooks run Windows apps natively, which is a big step toward bridging both worlds.