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Microsoft won’t support Office apps on Windows 10 after October 14th (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why the recommendation of different distros for different GPU?

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's just my guess: Linux mint may be easier to get into and more popular, however it doesn't come with pre installed proprietary drivers. Pop OS is based on the same distro so should be similar enough, but it comes with pre packaged drivers

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nailed it. The transition to Linux should be as smooth as possible for newcomers.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Bit of a weird reason to recommend a distro for me though? Isn't installing drivers (even Nvidia) basically just the same as Windows these days?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The difference with Pop OS in particular is that they offer installation ISOs with the proprietary NVIDIA drivers preinstalled, meaning you don't have to fuss with installing them at all.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yea I get that. But installing them is far from the troublesome experience it used to be, isn't it? It's just a one-click installer that generally "just works" these days?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Just works, sometimes. Other times you'll be left with a blank screen and the need for a second device to search the mint forums. It all depends on the age and support for your hardware.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    however it doesn't come with pre installed proprietary drivers

    It prompts you on boot (until turned off) with a list of things to do, including "driver manager" which will get those Nvidia (and any others like USB wifi adapters) drivers for you ezpz

    Honestly easier than windows, even

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