I am using ckb-next for my Corsair mouse and keyboard. Just check if your mouse is supported.
One thing I couldn’t so in Linux is save light settings to the on-board memory. For that I had to open Windows and the Corsair iCue software and save it from there. After that my mouse and keyboard boots with correct light colors
It depends on your technical knowledge and the distro you choose. But I would say it’s that easy