For some reason it doesn't work on my ububtu 24.04 (Gnome) and I've already tried different things to try to get it to work, but it just wouldn't, so I'm using atlauncher which is very similar though texture packs aren't 100% as good
Yes, other options to try linux while keeping windows are windows subsystem linux (wsl) or booting live from a usb
With a bit oft luck you'll still see Stuttgart 21 in your lifetime