• Eyck_of_denesle
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    3 months ago

    When I was new to linux, I followed a guide on youtube and didn’t know I installed noveau instead of nvidia. I couldn’t watch any yt video without massive screen tearing. I thought it was arch linux problem. I wish there was an easier guide out there for new users. Arch wiki is super good but navigating it as a beginner is a bit hard in my opinion.

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      3 months ago

      New Linux users usually do not use Arch though. Arch doesn’t advertise itself as friendly to new Linux users. This problem doesn’t exist on distros that cater to new Linux users such as Mint. If you insist on using an Arch-based system, then just use endeavour os which also handles Nvidia drivers automatically.

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      I’m a fairly recent convert to Linux (currently trying out Fedora). I thought GNOME was trash and I didn’t get why anyone used it until I realized that the nvidia kernel wasn’t loading any it was defaulting back to noveau.

      Fixed that problem and now all the DEs that I’ve tried seem beautiful and fast, including GNOME.

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        3 months ago

        This might have accidentally been why I thought Unity DE was a piece of shit back in the day…it still is, but for different reasons.

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        3 months ago

        Arch install is really nice. I use it pretty regularly now. It definitely is very good rn. But I wish there was a small webpage kinda thing that explains os, de, wm and drivers to new users. Archinstall is definitely a step in the right direction.

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      3 months ago

      Distros like Pop os and Linux Mint tell you to install the proprietary drivers. (For good or bad)