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Is it so hard to get Nvidia GPUs working with Linux?
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this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2025
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If the recommendations for Mint do not work, I'd try a different distribution with an easier path to install nvidia drivers, namely one that has the open nvidia drivers included in the ISO.
PopOS and Ubuntu do this.
I'd avoid CachyOS for Linux newbs as it is bleeding edge and can be difficult to manage.
Don't use the open Nvidia drivers they are not as good. Most people's problems with Nvidia probably come from this. I recommend bazzite for a Linux newbie, because it installs the best driver automatically and is very easy to use. Just get the distro that's made for Nvidia with KDE.
That'd work too but booting into game mode first would be a bit of a curve ball for many newbs.
On Nvidia it doesn't support game mode, so it just boots into the desktop, and also you can download a version that boots directly into the desktop or just tweak the files to make it the default.
Thanks, I didn't know that.