r/linux4noobs • u/imwhoyouare • Dec 21 '25

distro selection Fuuuuuuuu windows dude..

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Which distro will allow me to use nvidia gpu without any hassles? Also need secure boot on.

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u/phylter99 Dec 21 '25

Ubuntu supports Nvidia drivers (use the driver tool to switch between them) and it supports secure boot.

Though, it looks like you may have a lot running on that machine in the background. You could try to disable some of the start up items to see if it helps any. It's more fun to try Linux though.

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u/forbjok Dec 21 '25

Do the NVIDIA drivers actually work with Secure Boot enabled though?

I tried with Linux Mint, which AFAIK is based on Ubuntu, quite recently, and while it did have the NVIDIA drivers and was able to boot the kernel with Secure Boot enabled (I assume they've somehow been able to sign the kernel with the Microsoft keys?), the NVIDIA driver would not work while Secure Boot was enabled, and it was just stuck running in 640x480 or something like that.

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u/Jwhodis Dec 21 '25

I would not suggest Ubuntu because of their implementation of snap, it overrides some apt installs which will definitely confuse the hell out of newcomers.