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Linux pretty much solved the "where are all my apps" problem. If we can just figure out the "why doesn't my graphics card work" problem, we'll be set.

by et1337 11y ago

Qwertious 11y ago
What graphics card are you using, and what distro? To state the obvious, if you're using Nvidia then you'll want to install the proprietary driver, whereas with AMD you'll want to keep the open-source driver as default, because Catalyst isn't that stable.
- et1337 11y ago
  I use both AMD and Nvidia on Ubuntu. For both GPUs, every OS upgrade is a toss-up as to whether things will work or not.
empiricus 11y ago
Some issues I had last month with ubuntu linux: 1. When I plug my UHD monitor, linux tries to use 4k@60hz, but my video board does not support this, so no video signal. 2. tried to use latest intel video drivers, so I had to upgrade first ubuntu 3. after upgrade no more GUI, only text mode 4. solved the GUI issue, no luck with the wrong resolution/refresh rate. 5. using xrandr command line I can set 4k@30hz. 6. using black magic I can set 4k@50kz. 7. a couple of days ago the mouse cursor had disappeared (mouse still working). Random advices from the internet did not work, had to reboot 8. cannot set mouse speed from the system settings, I have to do it from the command line with some visual parsing of xinput commands. This is all I remember now :)
- zxcvcxz 11y ago
  Reminds me of when I used to use Windows. I'm just glad I don't have any of these problems with Linux. Seems like no matter what OS you use, there's always some hardware configuration that the OS has problems with.
7952 11y ago
That has been my experience with Windows since 8.0. I have had drivers fail on updates, and video stutter problems. Getting my card to work on Ubuntu was comparatively easy. Also, the basic hardware features like bluetooth worked much better under Ubuntu.

Linux pretty much solved the "where are all my apps" problem. If we can just figure out the "why doesn't my graphics card work" problem, we'll be set.

by et1337 11y ago

Linux pretty much solved the "where are all my apps" problem. If we can just figure out the "why doesn't my graphics card work" problem, we'll be set.

Qwertious 11y ago

What graphics card are you using, and what distro? To state the obvious, if you're using Nvidia then you'll want to install the proprietary driver, whereas with AMD you'll want to keep the open-source driver as default, because Catalyst isn't that stable.

et1337 11y ago
I use both AMD and Nvidia on Ubuntu. For both GPUs, every OS upgrade is a toss-up as to whether things will work or not.

empiricus 11y ago

Some issues I had last month with ubuntu linux: 1. When I plug my UHD monitor, linux tries to use 4k@60hz, but my video board does not support this, so no video signal. 2. tried to use latest intel video drivers, so I had to upgrade first ubuntu 3. after upgrade no more GUI, only text mode 4. solved the GUI issue, no luck with the wrong resolution/refresh rate. 5. using xrandr command line I can set 4k@30hz. 6. using black magic I can set 4k@50kz. 7. a couple of days ago the mouse cursor had disappeared (mouse still working). Random advices from the internet did not work, had to reboot 8. cannot set mouse speed from the system settings, I have to do it from the command line with some visual parsing of xinput commands. This is all I remember now :)

zxcvcxz 11y ago
Reminds me of when I used to use Windows. I'm just glad I don't have any of these problems with Linux. Seems like no matter what OS you use, there's always some hardware configuration that the OS has problems with.

7952 11y ago

That has been my experience with Windows since 8.0. I have had drivers fail on updates, and video stutter problems. Getting my card to work on Ubuntu was comparatively easy. Also, the basic hardware features like bluetooth worked much better under Ubuntu.