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Anecdotal, but my computer "just worked" with Linux (arch). Though I do have prior experience with it. In general, avoid nvidia and a few ancient wifi cards. O
by samarthr1 4y ago
Anecdotal, but my computer "just worked" with Linux (arch). Though I do have prior experience with it.
In general, avoid nvidia and a few ancient wifi cards. Oh, and you will never go wrong with Intel wifi.
- gamblor956 4y agoIn general, avoid nvidia and Clearly, Linux doesn't "just work" if you need to avoid the gpus from the biggest maker of GPUs.
- fsflover 4y agoNo, it's nvidia doesn't "just work", intentionally.
- goosedragons 4y agoThey still work but they are a source of potential problems. And it's entirely Nvidia's fault for their practices. Avoiding Nvidia is just avoiding associated problems. People talk about how "Mac OS just works" and you literally haven't been able to use an Nvidia GPU with their OS for years even on desktop rigs like the Mac Pro.
- tjakab 4y agoMost business systems are using Intel GPUs unless there's a specific need for workstations with Nvidia or AMD discrete graphics.
- entropicdrifter 4y agoAnecdotally, my main PC runs Linux Mint 21, has an Nvidia GTX 1080, and installing the proprietary driver for it took me all of 5 minutes in the GUI Driver Manager tool. The FOSS nouveau driver was pre-installed initially but the GUI tool handled disabling it and enabling the closed source driver, then prompted me to reboot. Never had a problem with it since then, but I'm also not trying to live on the cutting edge with Wayland.