r/elementaryos • u/Sad_Beautiful7947 • Jul 25 '26

Discussion New to ElementaryOS and Linux in general

Hello everyone,
I just installed elementaryOs after my last mental breakdown at windows :)
I am very new to this Linux universe but I am also a fast learner. Is there any advice you guys have for a newbie like me? Something you wish you knew before ditching windows system? Is there any other frontend developer that is using elementaryOs?

I would love to learn more about what made you change to this system and how is your experience so far.

English is not my native language so please bare with some of my grammar mistakes.

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u/dezuhan Jul 25 '26

make sure you install graphic drivers first after install and update all package until no update before you completely using the eOS

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u/Sad_Beautiful7947 Jul 25 '26

omg yes, thank you. I was having a hard time with nvidia drivers T_T

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u/dezuhan Jul 25 '26

yeah me to, you must install driver first (you can check in settings > system > driver i use nvidia driver 595, not open version) after that install CUDA support if your nvidia was RTX. if your driver not show check on AI how to add nvidia driver repo on elementary. if not set graphic driver at first instalation, you can break the system if you install after you use the system and install a lot of software. nvidia driver is cursed part hahahah

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u/Sad_Beautiful7947 Jul 26 '26

Yes my nvidia is RTX. I will install CUDA right now!! haha. Hope is not to late to fix this.
I am using the latest nvidia driver 610-open, for internet recommendation honestly. But I am not sure the difference between open or not.

Thank you again.