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    [–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Or Sway with --my-next-gpu-wont-be-nvidia

    Because for some inexplicable reason, Linux fans always seem to have nvidia

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

    Here are some possible reasons

    • Nvidia is more popular in general
    • Gamers (used to see Nvidia perform better)
    • CUDA (which is the de facto standard for AI/parallel computing)
    • Many people come from windows
    • Nvidia kinda works, with proprietary drivers and xorg
    [–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

    I had two PCs with an nvidia GPU at different points, and the damn proprietary drivers were the bane of my existence on both PCs. I call them novideo because almost every time I had any updates, the drivers stopped working. And it blows my mind that Linux-first companies like System76 are STILL selling laptops with those GPUs in them.

    Linux users and vendors really need to stop giving that company their money.

    [–] prim3r 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

    There was a bug in the nvidia driver for a whole year that broke audio over display port for me and a bunch of other people. Had to use legacy drivers cuz fuck me I guess. It was a known issue basically the entire time.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

    They need to open source the driver before I will buy any nvidia products ever again. Still blows my mind that System76 and other Linux-first hardware companies are continuing to ship PCs with nvidia GPUs.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

    Idk if I'm smart enough to setup wayland

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

    It's very easy to use Wayland if you don't have an nvidia GPU. Even KDE Plasma supports it.