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minus-squareLexam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34·3 months agoI never understood this. Maybe because I stick with basic distros like Ubuntu or Mint. But I have not had this issue.
minus-squareOinks@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-23 months agoIt depends a lot on which specific GPU you have and whether it’s a laptop. New-ish GPU in a desktop with the monitor plugged directly into the GPU? Easy to get working, literally a checkbox on most distros. 1000 series GPU or older in a laptop and you need reasonable battery life and/or some “advanced” features like DP Alt-Mode? Good luck. Edit: Also, no Wayland until very recently. Possibly never, depending on the age of the GPU.
minus-squareLexam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoGot a 2070 TI EVGA. They don’t make those anymore!
minus-squarecommunism@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoI used Ubuntu for many years on an nvidia machine and had a shit ton of nvidia problems, but I haven’t used Ubuntu for a long time now so I would hope there’s been progress. The experience has made me a lifelong AMD user since though.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoSame, I’m on OpenSUSE, nVidia hosts its own OpenSUSE repo. As far back as 8 years(for me) you add the repo and add the driver. Everything works.
I never understood this. Maybe because I stick with basic distros like Ubuntu or Mint. But I have not had this issue.
It depends a lot on which specific GPU you have and whether it’s a laptop.
New-ish GPU in a desktop with the monitor plugged directly into the GPU? Easy to get working, literally a checkbox on most distros.
1000 series GPU or older in a laptop and you need reasonable battery life and/or some “advanced” features like DP Alt-Mode? Good luck.
Edit: Also, no Wayland until very recently. Possibly never, depending on the age of the GPU.
Got a 2070 TI EVGA. They don’t make those anymore!
I used Ubuntu for many years on an nvidia machine and had a shit ton of nvidia problems, but I haven’t used Ubuntu for a long time now so I would hope there’s been progress. The experience has made me a lifelong AMD user since though.
Same, I’m on OpenSUSE, nVidia hosts its own OpenSUSE repo. As far back as 8 years(for me) you add the repo and add the driver. Everything works.