• danielton@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Or Sway with --my-next-gpu-wont-be-nvidia

    Because for some inexplicable reason, Linux fans always seem to have nvidia

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      1 year ago

      Here are some possible reasons

      • Nvidia is more popular in general
      • Gamers (used to see Nvidia perform better)
      • CUDA (which is the de facto standard for AI/parallel computing)
      • Many people come from windows
      • Nvidia kinda works, with proprietary drivers and xorg
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        1 year ago

        I had two PCs with an nvidia GPU at different points, and the damn proprietary drivers were the bane of my existence on both PCs. I call them novideo because almost every time I had any updates, the drivers stopped working. And it blows my mind that Linux-first companies like System76 are STILL selling laptops with those GPUs in them.

        Linux users and vendors really need to stop giving that company their money.

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          There was a bug in the nvidia driver for a whole year that broke audio over display port for me and a bunch of other people. Had to use legacy drivers cuz fuck me I guess. It was a known issue basically the entire time.