Which distro for older machine (with NVIDIA GPU) (feddit.org)

submitted 3 months ago by ackthxbye@feddit.org to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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I wanted to dip my toes into linux by trying it on my previous machine, which unfortunately has an NVIDIA GTX 670 GPU.

I tried Nobara and loved the look and feel. But unfortunately the GPU isn't officially supported. I tried to install the NVIDIA driver using this guide: https://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2015/fedora-nvidia-guide/ but that resulted in a system that won't boot.

Can you recommend a distro that works out of the box or at least let's me install the proprietary driver without issue?

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[-] jlow@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

https://bazzite.gg/ has a (confusingly named) option for older GPUs, you can select the older series when going through the downloader selection options on the website. I've succesfully used that on a system where the "regular" image for newer GPUs didn't work.

[-] ackthxbye@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago

Awesome, I'll try that.

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