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Addv4@lemmy.world 1 day agoEh, the install for most distros is pretty hard to screw up, just be careful about your Nvidia drivers. I’ve had bad luck with laptops with Nvidia in past, but actually running the game in Linux (at least from steam/proton) should be pretty seamless.
PixelatedCleric@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Yeah, my laptop’s drivers is what makes me nervous.
Actually learning a new OS? Nah, I can get around that.
Same way I been learning to use Matrix/set it up for friends.
LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 day ago
Use a distro that has automated install of the drivers. MX Linux was just running a provided program (that ran in a terminal but eh) and rebooting, and off I went gaming. I think some of the other gaming-specific distros can also install them for you.
Addv4@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Any issues with the GPU drivers switching between integrated and discrete? That’s what I was having issues with on my last laptop, didn’t really have too much else as a problem, and why I often hesitate to recommend people with laptops running Nvidia graphics to switch too quickly for that reason.
LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 day ago
Not that I’ve noticed. It’s a 1060 vs an old Intel integrated, so I’d hope I’d immediately notice a game running like sludge, although I’ve been staying away from truly demanding ones on it.
Only thing that’s annoying is the USB4 dock crashes the laptop if I unplug it, but my limited research on that is pointing at a Wayland bug, something about a display’s frame buffer disappearing.