Distro recommendations and Nvidia advice? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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I'm planning on putting linux on a gaming laptop (an Asus TUF f15 from 2021), and I'm having a hard time deciding which distro to go with. I'm particularly interested in Nobara and Garuda, but any recommendations or advice are welcome.

I'd consider myself a novice at *nix, so I'm looking for something that'll just work with a minimum of troubleshooting. From what I've read the biggest barrier to "just working" is probably going to be the GPU(s); for battery life reasons I need to be able to use the Nvidia card for games and the integrated GPU for less intensive tasks. If anyone could tell me about their experience with TUFs or getting Nvidia Optimus to work on linux I'd appreciate it.

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[-] MartinXYZ@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same here. I've been on Pop OS for the past three years with a GTX 980ti, and have only had a few driver issues that were easily fixed. There's usually a guide on how to fix it on System76's homepage soon after the issue is discovered. Generally I've been very happy running Pop on my gaming rig. I've tried other distros (Manjaro and Garuda) but Pop has been the one to stay installed the longest.

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