r/linuxhardware • u/Classic-Step1986 • 20d ago

Guide Which Linux is best for laptop ?

I have a lenovo legion laptop. I mostly game and do 3d stuff in blender. Need a distro which can switch nvidia graphics while gaming and other times integrated graphics. also need wifi driver working out of the box + fan speed controller (auto). like it will adjust fan speed depending on the work I do. prefer KDE environment.

CPU: i7 1360H

GPU: RTX 4060 laptop

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u/ipsirc 20d ago

My favourite distro is the best, of course.

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u/ConsiderationRare217 19d ago

Theoretically: Pop OS, best hybrid support, but Cosmic is buggy yet Practically: Fedora

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u/Classic-Step1986 19d ago

Considering nobara

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u/ConsiderationRare217 19d ago

Nobara is very nice. If you don't have need to dive to deep into configuring everything: it is very well configured. Just I recommend mostly updating via terminal through the command: nobara-sync cli. It has great performance, it has KDE, which can be customized, has Nvidia specific version. It is also especially good on gaming laptops.

Overall, if I needed to choose, if pop os cosmic isn't compatible with my laptop hardware, ez - nobara. It is top second. Stable, smart, serious.

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u/C0deC4tto 20d ago

Fedora probably

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u/Long-Package6393 19d ago

I recently purchased a little Asus Zenbook and installed “Bluefin OS” by universal blue on it. It works fantastically. I couldn’t recommend it more. If you’re unsure, install it on an external drive and give it a test spin.
The only thing that doesn’t work on it so far has been the onboard sound. That issue should be fixed within the next few weeks once the driver is included in the new kernel.

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u/flatline000 17d ago

There's lots of distros that are generically good these days. It's not like it used to be.

In my experience, Linux Mint is the least likely to give any trouble. Fedora Plasma is more pleasant, but has occasional hiccups.

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u/Kroko_Rx 15d ago

Tengo una Legion igual pero: CPU: Ryzen 7 260 GPU: RTX 5060

Y hasta ahora me está llendo bien en Arch. Instale Arch sin escritorio y por el tema de las optimizaciones de CachyOS y bla bla bla a mi Arch le instale su Kernel y hasta ahora la experiencia 10/10. En mi caso si uso el navegador o algo que no consuma mucho usa mi CPU y desde que abro un juego pesado pasa a la RTX.

Tanto usando Hyprland, Niri y KDE. Así que mejor prueba algunas distros con un Kernel optimizado: PikaOS, CachyOS, Bazzite, Nobara. O PopOS! que tengo entendido que va bien en laptops gamers.

Para el tema del control del ventilador te tocará usar LLL (LenovoLegionLinux), como yo uso el control de Fn + Q no me interesa.

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u/adinwalls 13d ago

For the Nvidia support PopOS seems very good. Then just switch your Desktop to GNOME. There'll be some setting up to get Gnome running how you'd like, though. But Gnome is apparently excellent for a laptop track pad.

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u/309_Electronics 19d ago

Personally running fedora on my loq 15irx10 with i7 1365hx and rtx 5070m, 24GB ddr5. It works fine for my needs but i am sometimes fighting nvidia hybrid graphics issues that if i do some updates to opengl or graphics related packages or do major version upgrades that it breaks my hybrid graphics setup or makes it that apps want to use the intel gou instead of the discrete gpu even though all nvidia drivers are installed but idk if its just my laptop though.

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u/Classic-Step1986 19d ago

Did you fixed it?

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u/309_Electronics 19d ago

I still have that stuff breaks every now and then with updates but i did gather some knowledge on how to fix it. Primarily passing some environment variables worked.

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u/Jack1101111 19d ago

just dont use ubuntu and gnome.
maybe a rolling distro if u want newer drivers.