Not much luck with Linux Distro's
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@IThomeboy80 said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
You may want to go with other Linux distros (i.e. Ubuntu or Alma Linux)
Ubuntu is what he started with.
Alma isn't for desktop use (or IMHO production use of any kind. It's an LTS only kludge for bad software shops.)
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@GUIn00b I was limited on what I could get into the country I am in without paying heavy import taxes. It had to be super small and support 4 monitors. But if I could I would for sure use AMD.
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@CCWTech Rebooting to install Nobara (NVIDA build) now...
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@CCWTech Super bizarre. So far Nobara iis VERY unstable... Uninstalled NVIDIA drivers and re-installed. It's the worst I have had so far... Installed all updates.
Super odd, I can run WIndows for weeks without problems, but really don't like the Windows environment...
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@CCWTech Sorry to hear that. Knowing your hardware specs and how your storage is configured (including partition sestup) might give us more insight on some further ideas to try. In the meantime, here's a few links you might check out (if you haven't already found them yourself of course lol).
https://nobaraproject.org/docs/nvidia-troubleshooting/
https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/187826/en-us/
https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/510.39.01/README/gbm.html
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@GUIn00b It't now up for 4.5 hours without issues.
One of the odd things is that it seems like every update recommends a reboot. I don't know if that is just the type of updates that have been pushed or if it's normal. Still evaluating. Thanks for the links, I'll check them out. I'm also looking at the Reddit group for Nobara. -
@CCWTech Still lockups... when Nobara crashes (Like Ubuntu and Kubuntu) I have to force off the PC with the power button. At least Fedora was generating errors and reporting them (and only taking me back to the login screen). So back to Fedora it is for me.
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@CCWTech did it run fine with Win11? Why go to an OS that is causing constant issues as you mentioned in the OP?
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@Obsolesce said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@CCWTech did it run fine with Win11? Why go to an OS that is causing constant issues as you mentioned in the OP?
Yes, no problems with Win 11.
Why run Linux? Well, Windows has sufficient issues as well... Long reboots for updates, slower performance, spyware/adware included in the OS, etc...
Admittedly there is some novelty for me to run Linux. I like running it because other than the lockup issue, in other ways it's pretty awesome compared to Windows.
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@CCWTech gotcha.
Yeah I've been on Mac the last few months. Still trying to learn to like it, there's a lot of minor annoyances or quirks and quality of life differences that make it harder to get used to. I still prefer Ubuntu over MacOS for work, and Win11 strictly for personal use.
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@Obsolesce said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@CCWTech gotcha.
Yeah I've been on Mac the last few months. Still trying to learn to like it, there are a lot of minor annoyances or quirks and quality-of-life differences that make it harder to get used to. I still prefer Ubuntu over MacOS for work, and Win11 strictly for personal use.
Not sure what changed, and maybe I am speaking too soon, but after trying Nobara I reinstalled Fedora, and no crashes in 2 days...
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@CCWTech said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@Obsolesce said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@CCWTech gotcha.
Yeah I've been on Mac the last few months. Still trying to learn to like it, there are a lot of minor annoyances or quirks and quality-of-life differences that make it harder to get used to. I still prefer Ubuntu over MacOS for work, and Win11 strictly for personal use.
Not sure what changed, and maybe I am speaking too soon, but after trying Nobara I reinstalled Fedora, and no crashes in 2 days...
Could just be that tehre is a new driver since then.
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@Obsolesce said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@CCWTech gotcha.
Yeah I've been on Mac the last few months. Still trying to learn to like it, there's a lot of minor annoyances or quirks and quality of life differences that make it harder to get used to. I still prefer Ubuntu over MacOS for work, and Win11 strictly for personal use.
Two years on MacOS and my opinion is... it's nowhere near the polish of Ubuntu. Ubuntu is SO much better. Every little task is faster, easier and more obvious on Ubuntu. And everything looks better. MacOS is generally stable, but not completely.
The hardware is fantastic to the point that I put up with it and am thrilled with how well it works. I just wish Ubuntu ran on this hardware
And that I could get Final Cut Pro on ubuntu. -
@scottalanmiller said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
The hardware is fantastic to the point that I put up with it and am thrilled with how well it works.
Yes definitely this.
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@Obsolesce said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@scottalanmiller said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
The hardware is fantastic to the point that I put up with it and am thrilled with how well it works.
Yes definitely this.
At least it has improved. Twenty years ago I could not have made it work at all.
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@scottalanmiller said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@CCWTech said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@Obsolesce said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@CCWTech gotcha.
Yeah I've been on Mac the last few months. Still trying to learn to like it, there are a lot of minor annoyances or quirks and quality-of-life differences that make it harder to get used to. I still prefer Ubuntu over MacOS for work, and Win11 strictly for personal use.
Not sure what changed, and maybe I am speaking too soon, but after trying Nobara I reinstalled Fedora, and no crashes in 2 days...
Could just be that tehre is a new driver since then.
Very well possible.
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@CCWTech
I rarely ever have had to power off a Linux OS if any kind - in 2 decades. Maybe because I never left Linux for the Mac. Definitely because i like troubleshooting and finding how things work more than actually using the pc for normal productivity. Maybe you know all about these, but did not see these mentioned:CTRL-ALT+f[1-7]
* `ssh [email protected]` from another machine. Again, helpful to set this up ahead of time before crash. Copy your `~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub` public key to the nvidia box ahead of time either manually or `ssh-copy-id user@nvidiabox` * `xrandr` * **?REISUB** - Raising Elephants Is So Utterly Boring is the keystroke combo known only to contortionists. Keep `CTRL-ALT-SysRq` held down and tap ?, r, e, i, s, u, b. Do this from a virtual terminal ahead of time. Press `?` key for menu. Don’t press `b` key until you are sure you want to reBoot. -
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@rjt dang, most of what I typed up disappeared upon submit and reformatted not how I intended. Will have to try again from a desktop.
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@Obsolesce in the long run, proprietary hardware and software causes the most issues.
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Right now... knock on wood, Fedora 38 is running like a champ. I am pretty happy.
