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Manjaro or Pop!_OS for (Nvidia) gaming on Steam? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16149785

Cross-posting here for more opinions.

Gentlemen, just for context, I usually use Linux. I have been a user of Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora for a few years.

Recently, I acquired a decent graphics card (GeForce RTX 4070) and decided to uninstall my Windows and install Linux.

I saw that Pop!_OS already has an image with everything pre-configured for Nvidia. Is this pre-configuration worth it, are the games more stable on this distribution, or is it the same as manually installing Nvidia's proprietary drivers on Manjaro?

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Hmm... Why is this so much more difficult on Linux than Windows then? On Windows I just updated the driver through the GeForce Experience thing (which is annoying just because it requires a sign in). What am I missing?

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

    Windows is a single OS, with a LOOT of late stage capitalist market monopoly. It is a single OS.

    Also the drivers on Windows are not in the kernel, which I think is actually a pretty good thing for security.

    But as userspace is always different in the various Linux Distros, vendors just stopped doing that, which is a shame.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Ah okay, I see now. Isn't the term microkernel or something? But yes, I do remember hearing everything was in the kernel for Linux (even prior to this discussion).

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