That’s very strange, which distro and GPU was this? So I don’t recommend that to anyone?
I’m assuming the GPU in question was Nvidia, since AMD and Intel make their driver opensource and baked in to the kernel. Sadly nVidias latest kernel (535) has been troublesome, so I’m still on the previous 525. nVidia is about to release 545, which looks to be very promising.
Luckily on Ubuntu changing driver is as easy as opening the Additional Drivers application, selecting the driver version, hit apply and reboot.
PopOS, Bazzite, and a few others comes with Nvidia drivers preinstalled.
Yeah, it’s an Nvidia GPU on Ubuntu. I tried several versions of the proprietary Nvidia drivers and some open source ones I located via Ubuntu’s Additional Drivers application, and they all left my computer in an unusable state, but in different ways.
Buying a new GPU isn’t an option at the moment, and… yeah, just don’t have enough time to go experimenting with different distros to find the right combination of hardware compatibility and features. I still think it was a worthwhile experiment, and I’m glad I gave Linux a try. But it’s not the right OS for where I’m at right now.
Yeah, I’m thinking in a few years, when I have time to play around with my OS, Mint will be the one I try. I still have some reservations about the enormous number of variables that have to be just right, though: when you’re a gamer and an artist, the list of games, drivers, and software that need to play nicely is quite long!
I installed mint, kubuntu, and pop on a 3060 laptop, and 3080 desktop, and none had issues with GPU, drivers, or gaming. I am brand new to this, starting 2 weeks ago, I’m not experienced for sure.
Lutris gave me a command line to update vulkan, or similar, but otherwise mostly CLI-free too.
Pop specifically has an Nvidia iso as well.
THAT SAID- I still agree this is a “hobby” and if you don’t have time to mess with it, then Linux still isn’t “it just works!!” Like people will claim.
That’s very strange, which distro and GPU was this? So I don’t recommend that to anyone?
I’m assuming the GPU in question was Nvidia, since AMD and Intel make their driver opensource and baked in to the kernel. Sadly nVidias latest kernel (535) has been troublesome, so I’m still on the previous 525. nVidia is about to release 545, which looks to be very promising.
Luckily on Ubuntu changing driver is as easy as opening the Additional Drivers application, selecting the driver version, hit apply and reboot. PopOS, Bazzite, and a few others comes with Nvidia drivers preinstalled.
Best of luck if you try again in the future
Yeah, it’s an Nvidia GPU on Ubuntu. I tried several versions of the proprietary Nvidia drivers and some open source ones I located via Ubuntu’s Additional Drivers application, and they all left my computer in an unusable state, but in different ways.
Buying a new GPU isn’t an option at the moment, and… yeah, just don’t have enough time to go experimenting with different distros to find the right combination of hardware compatibility and features. I still think it was a worthwhile experiment, and I’m glad I gave Linux a try. But it’s not the right OS for where I’m at right now.
Try something besides Ubuntu some day. I just moved from windows to Fedora and it’s been great for the past two weeks.
Mint. For new users, or experienced ones who want a computer that just works, Mint is the answer.
Yeah, I’m thinking in a few years, when I have time to play around with my OS, Mint will be the one I try. I still have some reservations about the enormous number of variables that have to be just right, though: when you’re a gamer and an artist, the list of games, drivers, and software that need to play nicely is quite long!
I installed mint, kubuntu, and pop on a 3060 laptop, and 3080 desktop, and none had issues with GPU, drivers, or gaming. I am brand new to this, starting 2 weeks ago, I’m not experienced for sure.
Lutris gave me a command line to update vulkan, or similar, but otherwise mostly CLI-free too.
Pop specifically has an Nvidia iso as well.
THAT SAID- I still agree this is a “hobby” and if you don’t have time to mess with it, then Linux still isn’t “it just works!!” Like people will claim.