>>>windows to linux>>>will it be possible to get nitrosense and other OEM apps on a linux installation?>>>

Maybe. Maybe not.

At the moment, you'll likely only get partial functionality. Because it takes time for distro developers to realize that folks actually seem to like the Acer NitroSense, PreadatorSense & VeroSense Windows apps. They'll eventually come up with replacements that'll play nice with the Acer proprietary mainboards & BIOS firmware.

Until then, some Sense controls are already better handled with equivalent Linux controls. But unfortunately don't have the proprietary NitroSense name in their descriptions. So Acer Windows folks who really like NitroSense might have a hard time deciding which ones to chose that act like Windows NitroSense but don't have the NitroSense name conveniently located anywhere in their Linux descriptions. An awful situation.

So here's my advice.

1. Keep Windows. BUT shrink its partition with Control Panel's .diskmanager tool to make ample room for a Linux dual boot setup. There are rare occasions when Windows partition will acutally be useful or come in handy. Like when updating BIOS to better handle Linux. Or when the Windows partition needs to be accessed for apps like NitroSense that were installed under Windows.
2. Pick a distro that's where it's at with today's PC's. A distro that can be configured with the same look, feel, function & stability Microsoft's last halfway decent Windows version, 64-bit Win7. But with much better straight-arrow support than Microsoft ever offered and, unlike Win7, can also work just fine with both the older BIOS and newer UEFI bootstrappers with both MBR and GPT partitioned boot drives .
3. Once you've installed a "where it's at" distro in dual boot mode, then install the latest WINE overlay to run Windows executables. The easy-to-use Synaptic or Debian GUI update installation package managers do this just fine. These installers are already easier to use and more uniform than the the myriad ways of updating drivers and apps under Windows
4. Then try to install the Windows NitroSense app under WINE.
5. If the app doesn't install under WINE, then access the Windows partition where the NitroSense app folder resides. Copy the whole folder and possibly associated subfolders over to the Linux system. Then try to run the NitroSense launcher executable under WINE to see what happens
6. If you can't seem to get NitroSense to work like it does in Windows, then experiment with other Linux apps that seem to duplicate what you're trying to do under NitroSense. Keyword search the Linux package manager archives like you would do in a Google search or Windows start menu search.

Might take some time getting used to, but you'll probably hardly ever boot Windows again with the right Linux distro that suits your interests. However, if your major interest is NitroSense running 100% under Linux like it does under Windows, then fahgeddaboudit. 🙂