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I tried Linux Desktop recently. Two different distros, both did not want to start up the graphical part due to some nouveau problem out of the box. Yes, I can s

I tried Linux Desktop recently. Two different distros, both did not want to start up the graphical part due to some nouveau problem out of the box. Yes, I can set nomodeset, but the fiddling already starts before using it? And this was not some obscure Laptop or something. A self built Intel desktop with an nvidia GPU. Ended up switching to a MacBook Pro instead. I like macOS. With VMware Fusion having become free for personal use, I recreated WSL2 basically on my Mac.

hgyjnbdet 2y ago
Nividia GPUs are notoriously bad for supporting Linux. But I appreciate that you thought it easier recreating WSL2 on a Mac than troubleshooting GPU issues.
- k8sToGo 2y ago
  Why are you taking it personally if I don’t use Linux on a desktop? There is more to it why I got the MacBook. And setting up a Linux console VM is indeed much faster and easier than fiddling with Nouveau and NVIDIA drivers.
  - number6 2y ago
    I didn't read it as a personal offense — I am tough, but I respect your decision. It is the year of the Linux desk/lap top, so better switch your os /s
    - k8sToGo 2y ago
      I better start compiling my kernel then!
      - number6 2y ago
        https://xkcd.com/456/ https://xkcd.com/456/ Be careful
  - hgyjnbdet 2y ago
    Definitely not taking it personally. But if you're building a desktop to use Linux on you'd go for components from companies that at least have a track record of supporting the operating system you want to use. Blaming Linux for an nividia shortcoming is hardly fair
    - k8sToGo 2y ago
      I think you misunderstood. I built that PC for Windows back then and tried Linux on it recently.
      - hgyjnbdet 2y ago
        So it's a Linux issue that the 2 distros didn't work on a PC you built to run windows?
pjmlp 2y ago
I recently got a mini-PC, to yet again try another go at Linux Desktop PC, after my aging Asus 1215B netbook died. After weeks struggling with UEFI issues, I returned it, back to running Linux on VMs.
- GTP 2y ago
  UEFI issues? This sounds really strange to me. Can I ask what the problem was and which distro were you using?
  - pjmlp 2y ago
    Easy, SSD NVMe was never recognised by the BIOS, according to it there was no disk, regardless of the various formating and partition configurations. Ubuntu and Kubuntu latest were the lucky distros. No problem running them via a USB stick on the device, place them with all the usual partitions on a NVMe stick instead, and nope, no disk attached. And no, I don't need tips of what other magical distribution I should have used instead, that would have surely pinkie promise work out of the box. I have been installing Linux distributions since 1995. Eventually either it only works straight away, or gets sent back.
    - GTP 2y ago
      > Easy, SSD NVMe was never recognised by the BIOS, according to it there was no disk. I'm missing something here. I assume that, if something isn't recognized at the BIOS level, then the OS can't do anything about it?

hgyjnbdet 2y ago

Nividia GPUs are notoriously bad for supporting Linux. But I appreciate that you thought it easier recreating WSL2 on a Mac than troubleshooting GPU issues.

k8sToGo 2y ago
Why are you taking it personally if I don’t use Linux on a desktop? There is more to it why I got the MacBook. And setting up a Linux console VM is indeed much faster and easier than fiddling with Nouveau and NVIDIA drivers.
- number6 2y ago
  I didn't read it as a personal offense — I am tough, but I respect your decision. It is the year of the Linux desk/lap top, so better switch your os /s
  - k8sToGo 2y ago
    I better start compiling my kernel then!
    - number6 2y ago
      https://xkcd.com/456/ https://xkcd.com/456/ Be careful
- hgyjnbdet 2y ago
  Definitely not taking it personally. But if you're building a desktop to use Linux on you'd go for components from companies that at least have a track record of supporting the operating system you want to use. Blaming Linux for an nividia shortcoming is hardly fair
  - k8sToGo 2y ago
    I think you misunderstood. I built that PC for Windows back then and tried Linux on it recently.
    - hgyjnbdet 2y ago
      So it's a Linux issue that the 2 distros didn't work on a PC you built to run windows?

pjmlp 2y ago

I recently got a mini-PC, to yet again try another go at Linux Desktop PC, after my aging Asus 1215B netbook died. After weeks struggling with UEFI issues, I returned it, back to running Linux on VMs.

GTP 2y ago
UEFI issues? This sounds really strange to me. Can I ask what the problem was and which distro were you using?
- pjmlp 2y ago
  Easy, SSD NVMe was never recognised by the BIOS, according to it there was no disk, regardless of the various formating and partition configurations. Ubuntu and Kubuntu latest were the lucky distros. No problem running them via a USB stick on the device, place them with all the usual partitions on a NVMe stick instead, and nope, no disk attached. And no, I don't need tips of what other magical distribution I should have used instead, that would have surely pinkie promise work out of the box. I have been installing Linux distributions since 1995. Eventually either it only works straight away, or gets sent back.
  - GTP 2y ago
    > Easy, SSD NVMe was never recognised by the BIOS, according to it there was no disk. I'm missing something here. I assume that, if something isn't recognized at the BIOS level, then the OS can't do anything about it?