My current rig is featuring an I7 10th gen and a nvidia 4070ti. Is there a distro that you recommend me to use as a linux beginner that is also good for gaming and streaming, that will work with my pc parts? Because I heard that intel and nvidia are famous for causing issues on Linux.

  • Blaster M@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    1: You’re not yet ready for Arch and Arch derivatives (CachyOS, EndeavorOS, etc.)

    2: Fedora KDE

    3: Fedora KDE

    4: Fedora KDE

    Linux Mint is good, but it, like Ubuntu and Debian, are “vintage” linuxes that are very behind on software versions. Things are moving very fast right now with a lot of back end linux stuff changing rapidly to support more people and programs coming off Windows. Fedora is the best “middle ground” in that it’s not Arch bleeding edge, but it is also not Debian stable “vintage”.

    You do need to install RPM Fusion for Fedora to go from nvidia open source driver to nvidia proprietary driver, though.

    KDE is a fully featured desktop that will give you familiarity with Windows-like layouts. Some other desktops, like GNOME, tend to reinvent the wheel and have very different desktop workflows. You’ll have to boot the live discs / sticks and poke around to understand what I mean.

    To make a boot disc, use an 8GB+ usb stick and rufus - https://rufus.ie/

    • IratePirate@feddit.org
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Things are moving very fast right now with a lot of back end linux stuff changing rapidly to support more people and programs coming off Windows.

      Please, indulge me. What exactly is it you’re talking about here?

      Imo, not having access to the most recent Thunderbird or LibreOffice version doesn’t matter at all to beginners, making Debian-based systems perfectly viable.

      Fedora KDE, on the other hand, may turn out to be an annoyance once they need to install proprietary drivers (as OP is due to their NVIDIA card).

    • HumbleExaggeration@feddit.org
      1·
      12 hours ago

      This sounds like a good idea.

      I started my Linux journey with Mint. Installation was fine and everything worked, but gaming performance was terrible. I think because not properly supporting my 9700 gre.

      Then I installed nobara (fedora) and was really happy. Everything work smoothly. Also the gaming performance was at least as good as on windows. But the fact, that this distro is a small project of a single person I started too loog around for an alternative.

      This led to me installing CashyOS (Arch). The setup was a little more complicated and I needed to install more additional packages, than on nobara. It has been a few weeks now, everything is working without much problems, but still… I somehow do not feel at home, like when running nobara.

      I thought about switching back to nobara, but maybe fedora KDE is also an option…