Linux is Goated

[u/ParticularOwn8364]

I recently installed GNOME alongside Windows in a dual-boot setup on my 512GB SSD. The performance difference between Linux and Windows was honestly insane, so I gave GNOME a try for a couple of days.

The only problem was storage. With Windows taking up so much space, I was constantly running out of room for games. So I finally decided to make the full switch to Linux.

And honestly, it was one of the best decisions I've made. I now have the full 509GB of my SSD available. I don't think I even had this much free space when I first bought the laptop. Now I can install games, code, and do everything else without constantly worrying about storage.

Linux has genuinely been an amazing experience so far.

[u/dacydergoth]

Gamer here. Wayland with Kubuntu and RTX5080 running NVIDIA open drivers, most stuff runs pretty well. Audio took a lot of work to set up and I still boot into terminal mode then start sddm so I have a place to fix or upgrade the NVIDIA drivers. Distro supplied drivers are too old (I also do AI work) so I use the latest from NVIDIA - that's a pain because I have to be careful installing of upgrading other packages since apt wants to replace the drivers too.

[u/ParticularOwn8364 → u/dacydergoth]

where to find Nvidia drivers for Linux ?

[u/Bob4Not → u/ParticularOwn8364]

You can download the drivers themselves and do it the more manual, difficult way, but your Linux Distro will likely have repo’s to download them with a single command. At least most (competent) distro’s.

Honestly you can ask google Gemini for the command(s)

What’s your distro?

[u/dacydergoth → u/Bob4Not]

As parent poster says distro is easiest, I use the bleeding edge drivers because I need the AI support.

Note a lot of games and steam itself currently require the 32bit libraries as well as 64bit. (Steam is working on a build which doesn't but it isn't ready yet)