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Nobara KDE
https://nobaraproject.org/
Made by RedHat dev Glorious Eggroll who has been improving Proton and other tools for Linux gaming. Has a SteamDeck version. Welcome screen installs anything gaming you could want/need.
Tried Debian/Ubuntu distros but needed newer packages/drivers and it was time-consuming.
Tried Arch and derivatives but being that cutting edge had quirks.
Fedora-based Nobara KDE hit that just-right spot of stability vs latest.
Games run better than they ever did on w11.
I was about to pull the trigger on nobara for my desktop, I will certainly try it on live USB after reimbursing my windows license (God bless the best 9/11, 9/11 2014,the day from which we can ask for reimbursement for windows keys) I'm used to APT but I think the switch won't be hard, thanks a lot!
Pop_OS has NVIDIA support out of the box. I know it comes with gnome, but it's fairly simple to install another DE. That's the route I ended up going, as an apt fan
I'll try Pop too, I've actually tried that on liveUSB on a desktop (not the best thing I know, it's a laptop distro) and I think their modified gnome isn't that bad, I think I might get used to it. The fact they use APT is a huge plus IMO, I'm used to it.
You’re welcome! Hope it feels comfy for you and fits your needs.
For what it's worth, you can update the kernel in Mint pretty easily. I did it about a year ago to add support for my new WiFi card.
To add to that, if the only red line is GNOME, you can also install something you're already comfortable such as the latest Ubuntu, then install a different DE. Lightdm is very versatile and allows basically any other DE.
Yep, even installed Kubuntu (KDE + Ubuntu) on my Mac :)
Lubuntu and Xubuntu are both great options for older hardware. Mint also has an LXDE version IIRC.
Manjaro has been surprisingly easy for me, but I'm not new to Linux so take that into account.
Socialism isn't shared poverty; who would complain about you buying that laptop?
I don't have good experience with Manjaro, if you want to go Arch based, I can recommend EndeavourOS
I say this as an Arch user
Debian testing (install debian stable n change the repository to testing). Upgrade to testing...
Reboot;
After it, type, as root/su:
dpkg --add-architecture i386 && apt update
*i386 for 32 bits apps like Steam
Install the Nvidia drivers packages (check debian + Nvidia official debian documentation, piece of cake)
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
Reboot, fine tune the GPU/monitor config with: nvidia-settings
Install steam:
apt install steam
GG, happy gaming
I am very happy with MX Linux, a good starting point for new Linux users
I've been using novidea with debian 11 cinnamon by installing the proprietary drivers.
90 percent of the time it works every time.
The good thing with Pop OS is that you can just use the image that explicitally has the novidea drivers on it initially.