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Distro recommendations and Nvidia advice? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by yttrium@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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I'm planning on putting linux on a gaming laptop (an Asus TUF f15 from 2021), and I'm having a hard time deciding which distro to go with. I'm particularly interested in Nobara and Garuda, but any recommendations or advice are welcome.

I'd consider myself a novice at *nix, so I'm looking for something that'll just work with a minimum of troubleshooting. From what I've read the biggest barrier to "just working" is probably going to be the GPU(s); for battery life reasons I need to be able to use the Nvidia card for games and the integrated GPU for less intensive tasks. If anyone could tell me about their experience with TUFs or getting Nvidia Optimus to work on linux I'd appreciate it.

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[–] gammarays@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Linux Mint makes it very easy to install Nvidia drivers and Optimus. I have used it in the past on a laptop with a similar configuration. It's also quite robust, probably more than Garuda.

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Second this. Mint is a "just works", has support for nvidia and dual graphics, and it also does secure boot as well, which all distros should be doing by now... Arch

[–] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Arch does secure boot if you RTFM... Blaster

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