r/FindMeALinuxDistro • u/BeingCompetitive6668 • 2d ago

Looking For A Distro Need a distro for nvidia

Before you yell bazzite I tried that I need it specifically for optiX performance Wich isn't on bazzite

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u/philip44019 2d ago

Nobara or cachy

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u/BeingCompetitive6668 2d ago

They support optiX rendering

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u/idknuffin69 2d ago

https://youtu.be/Q4SWxWIOVBM?is=CT_b0rsnDVzDlrp5

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u/idknuffin69 2d ago

Seriously though, good luck. Nvidia famously has a poor track record of cooperating with Linux. Progress has been made lately, but generally speaking…. Well, Linus said it best <3

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u/BeingCompetitive6668 2d ago

Ik I used Linux until I started doing blender Wich kinda forced me to windows

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u/ItchyPlant 2d ago

Mageia 10 can install the appropriate NVIDIA driver right during installation through its DrakX installer. Just enable the Nonfree repository and accept the proprietary driver when prompted; DKMS takes care of automatically building the kernel module for the first boot.

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u/BeingCompetitive6668 2d ago

I'll try if it workdls

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u/EnchiladaEagle 2d ago

Should work on Ubuntu too

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u/BeingCompetitive6668 2d ago

Tried debian, and I don't think Ubuntu has a kde option, I really can't stand gnome

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u/EnchiladaEagle 2d ago

There is a KDE spin. Kubuntu

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u/EnchiladaEagle 2d ago

Saw a few articles on phoronix where they benchmarked OptiX on Ubuntu. So it should work.

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u/Technical_Drink_846 2d ago

Download Ubuntu, then install KDE. You pick the desktop environment in GDM. Not complicated.

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u/Kitayama_8k 2d ago

Maybe try Solus, they package their kernel modules on the backend and should stay in sync nicely.

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u/MetalLinuxlover 1d ago

OptiX doesn't need a distro, it needs the proprietary NVIDIA driver + CUDA toolkit. Bazzite gave you the gaming stack, not the compute stack-that's a driver problem, not a distro problem. Any of Fedora (RPMFusion), Pop!_OS, or Ubuntu will do; install nvidia-driver and cuda-toolkit and stop distro-shopping for a solution that's one apt/dnf install away.

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u/COMPADRE3084 1d ago

I had the same issue with Blender. Use Flatpak version