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by weird-eye-issue 12 days ago
It's great that gaming on Linux has gotten a lot better over the last several years but let's not pretend like Windows still isn't far ahead on this

Also how can drivers be easier to install than on Windows when updating my GPU driver is one click?
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hparadiz 12 days ago
Here's a pre-configured Fedora based distro that is zero clicks. You sign into Steam and go. Drivers are preinstalled. You literally sign into steam and hit play.

https://nobaraproject.org/

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dwattttt 12 days ago
Your answer to "GPU driver updates on Windows are one click, how can Linux be easier" is "here's another distro, install this instead"? This is ridiculous
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hparadiz 12 days ago
He wanted it pre-configured and I pointed him to the one distro maintained by a Red Hat employee based on one of the most popular and supported distros.

Ya'll will complain about anything.

It is a live USB you can game on. You don't even really need to install it.

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thewebguyd 12 days ago
It's easier than windows (generally) because it'll just update with your OS. It's in the repo (sometimes) or a third party repo. It's automatic.
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weird-eye-issue 12 days ago
Oh yes, I distinctly remember having to use an outdated driver from a third-party repository to fix some sort of compatibility issue. Never had to do that on Windows
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vladvasiliu 12 days ago
Well, my integrated GPU has a hard time with external 5k screens on Windows fairly often. I need to manually install the Intel drivers, which work for a while, but then Windows helpfully updates them to the earlier, borked version.

At least now this sometimes works if I turn the laptop on with the screen plugged-in. If I go to the toilet and the screen turns off, it's back to some low resolution. When my computer was new 5 years ago, it never did work in 5k, so... baby steps, right?.

Worked perfectly OOB on Linux.

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cyberax 12 days ago
What? You need to _download_ drivers? They come pre-installed in modern distros.
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weird-eye-issue 12 days ago
I'm obviously referring to upgrading drivers. Important especially when playing new games since they come with specific optimizations.
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cyberax 12 days ago
It's also usually automated.
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weird-eye-issue 12 days ago
It can be automated on Windows too so I don't really understand what your point is here?
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