After leaving Kerbins atmosphere (+70km) you can use timewarp to separate both vehicles.
Inside Kerbins atmosphere i was unable to succeed with timewarp to separate both vehicles.
I am able to launch the game from steam with "Proton Experimental" with the following system:
OS: Kubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
KERNEL: 5.15.0-60-generic
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
GPU DRIVER: NVIDIA 525.78.01
RAM: 64 GB
With the launch options provided by @Nemecle i am able to circumvent the PD launcher
I experimented with the additional launch option "PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1" and on my system using the option produced a heavy drop in fps.
Following some images with the launch option (fps counter in upper left corner):
And now the same situations without the launch option (fps counter in upper left corner)
I am excited for the new UI, directly integrated better graphics and sounds, the animated kerbals, new better looking RUDs, and a linux port further down the road ;-)