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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Do I actually need to do anything to go from GeForce to Radeon? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My GTX-1080 is getting a little long in the tooth, I'm thinking of going all AMD on my Linux Mint gaming rig here, but...is there anything I need to do or install or uninstall to switch to an AMD card from an Nvidia one?

I've never done this before on a Linux system; I've got my Intel/Radeon laptop, and my Ryzen/GeForce desktop and that's most of my Linux experience.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Freesync works with Linux on AMD, but only over DisplayPort.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

My main monitor is already attached via DP, my secondary is actually DVI but it doesn't matter, that's my youtube/Wiki monitor.

Does FreeSync need any configuration of some kind, or just enable it in-game?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Only supported in KDE, Sway, Hyprland, and gamescope as of right now. Also supported in X11.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Variable_refresh_rate

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

No config. It should just work