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Microsoft won’t support Office apps on Windows 10 after October 14th (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why the recommendation of different distros for different GPU?

[–] LuciferMorningWood@lemm.ee 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's just my guess: Linux mint may be easier to get into and more popular, however it doesn't come with pre installed proprietary drivers. Pop OS is based on the same distro so should be similar enough, but it comes with pre packaged drivers

[–] JoshuaBrusque@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nailed it. The transition to Linux should be as smooth as possible for newcomers.

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bit of a weird reason to recommend a distro for me though? Isn't installing drivers (even Nvidia) basically just the same as Windows these days?

[–] carlytm@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The difference with Pop OS in particular is that they offer installation ISOs with the proprietary NVIDIA drivers preinstalled, meaning you don't have to fuss with installing them at all.

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yea I get that. But installing them is far from the troublesome experience it used to be, isn't it? It's just a one-click installer that generally "just works" these days?

[–] littleomid@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

Depends. On Ubuntu? Sure. On Wayland Arch? Good luck.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago

Just works, sometimes. Other times you'll be left with a blank screen and the need for a second device to search the mint forums. It all depends on the age and support for your hardware.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

however it doesn't come with pre installed proprietary drivers

It prompts you on boot (until turned off) with a list of things to do, including "driver manager" which will get those Nvidia (and any others like USB wifi adapters) drivers for you ezpz

Honestly easier than windows, even

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz -1 points 2 months ago

Mint is super old and the nvidia drivers on mint are terrible.