nfoertJul 13, 2023

I'm considering switching to #linux #ubuntu from #windows. I'm working on re-organizing my SSDs so I have my smaller one for the OS and applications and the larger one for all my files so I can just reinstall the small one and I won't lose anything.

I have a Intel i7-12700K and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. I'm a fan of GNOME and Wayland. I've used Ubuntu before and enjoyed it.

Most of the software I use either has a Linux version or I should be able to use Wine or Virtual Box.

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Show threadnfoertJul 13, 2023

As a programmer the options, customization and configuration of Linux appeal to me, and having control of my data and using an #opensource OS and applications sounds good to me. Is there anything I should consider with my GPU/CPU before making the leap? Is Wayland still bad on Nvidia Cards?

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Show threadCharlieJul 13, 2023

@nfoert

> Considerations with NVIDIA

In my experience just make sure you install the closed source drivers. When I was running them it worked great, but I was on X11 at the time. The default installer expects you to drop out of your GUI desktop during installation, so it can be a little wonky. Some distros ship with this driver in an easily digestible format such as a native package.

> NVIDIA and Wayland

Sorry, I can't provide any feedback on this; I didn't start using Wayland until I switched to the Intel ARC 770. FWIW Intel's GPU works quite well with the 6.2 kernel. _shrugs_

Show threadnfoert
@cdp1337 Thanks for the response. Where can I find the drivers? Will apt or the "Additional Drivers" application find them?
Jul 13, 2023 at 2:18pmWeb
Show threadRayJul 13, 2023

@nfoert @cdp1337

The Additional Drivers tool in Ubuntu would have them. I can't personally vouch for Wayland either (I'm on AMD GPUs these days), however as of I wanna say a year ago, they enabled GBM support in the closed-source driver to allow Wayland to work.

Show threadnfoertJul 13, 2023
@bertrand_rustle @cdp1337 Ok thank you. Maybe I'll just give it a try and if it's awful I can distro hop or use x11 instead.
Show threadCharlieJul 13, 2023

@bertrand_rustle @nfoert

If you're running PopOS, there's a version which includes the driver so you don't have to worry about it.

Good to hear that Additional Drivers work out of the box, it's been a while since I ran vanilla Ubuntu, but just found https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-22-04 which mentions this too, so it looks simple enough.

Last resort, (difficult method), https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/205464/en-us/ -- official binary from NVidia. This is the weird one that requires leaving the desktop which I _really_ do not recommend, but at least is something if all else fails.

Show threadnfoertJul 13, 2023

@cdp1337 @bertrand_rustle I appreciate the links. I saved them (by emailing them to myself of course lol). I'm thinking I'll give this a try this weekend provided my tests in a VM go well. (Wanted to test a Steam game and some software)

Thanks for the feedback, I'm feeling a little more confident now. :D