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Switching to Linux as a Game Developer: surprisingly workable
(brodybrooks.com)
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And Nvidia drivers, which are still frequently a nightmare on Linux.
that is true! my friends seem to have good luck with nvidia on Linux most of the time, but my builds always include at least one AMD GPU because for me they’ve always been a lot more stable and performant in Linux
my wife and i bought our most recent laptops specifically for the Ryzen chip (cos AMD is superlative about Linux support)
her cos she's a gamer and that's how to get usable gaming on a cheap secondhand ex-corporate laptop, me cos i run leengux