• inverted_deflector@startrek.website
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    8 months ago

    Hardware is a big factor in this. Mint in particular is a stable distro based on the ubuntu LTS so it’s slow to get new kernels and you need a ppa to get a fresher mesa install and this is essential for newer amd hardware. Conversely if you’re on a rolling bleeding edge distro and you rely on nvidia and their closed drivers then you’re often one update away from breaking them.

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      8 months ago

      A few days ago there was a video from a relatively known Youtuber on here I think that sparked the idea to try to make the switch again. Mainly because I have experience with Mint and he showed how it “just works”, even with notoriously bad nvidia drivers, which I also need.

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          8 months ago

          After I switched go the flatpak version of steam and changed the drive from NTFS to ext4 it works. I did both at the same time so I’m not sure which ended up fixing it or if both is necessary

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              8 months ago

              It’s still a dual boot machine. I don’t have the time or nerve to switch over on one go. See it as a prove of concept.

              Idk what exactly the issue was. I just know that switching to steam flatpak and ext4 seem to have fixed it.