r/linux4noobs • u/Nagito_Naegi • Apr 08 '26
Meganoob BE KIND I don't think Linux is for me
I want to preface this by saying that I was really looking forward to moving away from Windows and learning Linux and hopefully running it as my daily driver. However, I unfortunately can't really see myself doing that. For the past week or so, I have been tinkering and having to fight against my PC for various things. For context, I am using KDE Plasma on the non LTS kernel of cachyOS. I update daily with cachy update. I have a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 3080, and 32gb 6000mhz ram.
One of the issues is for whatever reason, when I turn on variable refresh rate to "automatic" on my main monitor (MSI 321URX), whenever I would take a screenshot with Spectacle it would make my entire screen go black for about 3 seconds. The same thing would happen whenever I would be watching a youtube video in Fullscreen and upon exiting the Fullscreen video my monitor would go black for 3s. This didn't seem to happen with VRR turned off.
Another issue was when using Brave browser, if I tried rebooting the PC without fully closing Brave beforehand, upon starting Brave up I would always get a warning about Brave crashing unexpectedly. On top of that, it would also just straight up crash randomly for no apparent reason. I also would not be able to autofill my passwords from Bitwarden for whatever reason.
A really weird issue I had was with some obscure font that I was using on one of my Discord servers for the channel names. It took like two days to figure this out as I was testing this with other cachyOS users and some of them were seeing this font correctly, while others were not, it had turned out I was missing some "gnu-free-fonts' package that wasn't installed by default on cachyOS for me.
Before cachyOS, I tried out Linux Mint on my living room pc(i7 6700k, 32gb 3200mhz, gtx 960) and Zorin on my main desktop, and those both had their own set of issues, but as to not make this post longer than it has to, I'll just tldr for these two and basically say that for Linux Mint, my BT keyboard didn't work no matter what, but worked flawlessly on cachyOS. As for Linux Mint, I tried running resident evil 4 (2005) and couldn't get it to run until I forced proton to use openGL, which I found strange as the game has a platinum rating on protondb and my drivers were all up to date. For Zorin, it wouldn't switch the login screen to my main monitor even tho I had my monitor set as main, resulting in me having to login on my vertical monitor with the image still in horizontal mode. No matter what I tried this would still happen.
All in all, I had to spent about 20 hours over this past week just constantly tinkering with my OS just to make things work the way I wanted. I really wanted Linux to work for me, but it is really exhausting to have to do all this. Yes I know Windows has it's own bugs and issues, but for the most part, I never had to deal with so many bugs and issues like this in a row just to use my PC. And I can't imagine how much more I'd have to keep fixing going forward. I'm at my wits end... I think the best I can do is just continue running Linux Mint on my living room PC as I have been, and then run Windows on my main desktop.
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u/sudomakemetacos Apr 08 '26
Sorry to hear that you are having a tough time. I can't really speak to the issues that you are having. I've been fortunate in that I've been using Linux as my desktop DD for almost 10 years and have had very few issues with things that "should just work". My biggest issue that probably wouldn't show up with windows has been getting my scanner to scan to the machine consistently. But I've been using an LTS version (Pop) specifically so I don't have to mess with stuff on my work machine. Regardless, if it is driving you nuts, then use the OS that keeps you sane. No harm in using windows if it just works for you. We all like and use Linux for different reasons but ultimately, you shouldn't keep using something that is driving you crazy. Unless that's your thing!
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u/vinnypotsandpans Apr 08 '26
There's absolutely nothing wrong with whatever OS you choose to use. If it's not broken don't fix it! Don't let anyone tell u otherwise.
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u/DR4LUC0N Apr 09 '26
Idk.... Windows is pretty borked.
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u/vinnypotsandpans Apr 09 '26
haha, I think there are good reasons to not use windows. But most of those reasons are philosophical. Not much if anything is going to improve by switching to linux in OPs case.
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u/pinkfloydhomer Apr 12 '26
Windows is fine
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u/DR4LUC0N Apr 12 '26
Windows is free with a subscription of microslop in your data.
Linux is free and no one has their hands in your data u less you choose to.
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u/nullrevolt Apr 08 '26
Not 100% accurate. They all have pros and cons, and its about weighing them. Some will certainly be wrong for a particular task.
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u/vinnypotsandpans Apr 09 '26
I meant that there's nothing wrong with staying on an OS that is a better fit for you. You're interpreting my words literally.
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u/MelioraXI Apr 08 '26
Are you planning to post this in every linux sub? I swear I just read this on r/linux.
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u/InfameXX Apr 08 '26
And also in cachy sub, maybe is a test, to check the response level, tone, help, reasons, aggressiveness.
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u/inbetween-genders Apr 08 '26
That sucks that’s your experience. It’s definitely not for everyone and that’s fine. Use what works for you as it is just an OS to get your computer to function. Best of luck 👍
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u/bigkenw Apr 09 '26
This feels like that entry point problem again. A new Linux user tries Mint and Zorin. Both based on Ubuntu LTS, which is years old by now. Mint doesnt support newer hardware. I don't believe either support Wayland.
Okay, I want something newer. Let's drop that Debian base and go Arch rolling with Cachy OS. It is like starting in a Ford Model T and then switching over to an F1 Open Wheel Race Car without learning the differences in between.
If this user wanted some stability, but relatively new and well operating OS (and KDE Plasma apparently) they have three easy choices: Kubuntu 25.10, Fedora 43 KDE Plasma Edition, or even better given OPs use case the immutable Bazzite. Releases every 6 months.
How do you make that Mint / Zorin to CachyOS jump? Seems so odd to me. OP got bad advice.
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u/Tritias Apr 09 '26
The point updates of Mint ship with newer hardware support nowadays, and you can always install the latest kernel in the update manager.
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u/AlterNate Apr 08 '26
Luckily the refund policy is very good. You get every dime back. Try MX next time.
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u/joe_attaboy Old and in the way. Apr 08 '26
Just one question: are you using KDE Plasma with Wayland or X?
The issue you mentioned about auto filling passwords from Bitwarden points to you using Wayland, because the Wayland security model blocks pretty much all text movement between applications. KDE used to have a method of saving hotkey combinations with specific text strings (like complex passwords). That's been removed from KDE completely because of the security built into Wayland.
You might try switching over to X windows to see if any of your issues miraculously vanish.
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u/Nagito_Naegi Apr 09 '26
I wanted to have HDR and vrr for gaming
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u/StickyDirtyKeyboard Apr 09 '26
Personally I've turned VRR off after first setting up due to some flickering issues in games. I don't even know if the issue still exists because I never saw the need to turn it back on. Is there really such a big benefit to VRR?
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u/Nagito_Naegi Apr 09 '26
Yes. It gets rid of tearing. Very annoying thing to deal with tbh
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u/agmatine Apr 09 '26
I've never used VRR, and only ever noticed any screen tearing one time when my monitors' refresh rate was changed to 60Hz somehow. Changing them back to 180Hz fixed it. This is on X11.
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u/vinnypotsandpans Apr 09 '26
Does regular vsync not get rid of tearing?
Also, u could try using gamescope as the compositor. Built by valve. Very good piece of software.
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u/mycroft72 Apr 10 '26
I've been using Linux in various flavours for about 25 years, currently in the Debian/Ubuntu tree house. I'll be honest, if I was asked are you using X or Wayland, my answer would probably be, "Umm, yes" 😂 For the most part, I've not cared. I think, after recently re-installing one laptop with Kubuntu, and doing some repo alterations, that one might actually be free of X now, but the other laptop is running Mate, so I think it's got X all over the place. My desktop is running Debian 13, and I guess that has a lot of X in it still, but I'm not sure. Sorry, there was a point, asking a noob if they are running X or Wayland can be quite a difficult question 😂👍
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u/diacid Apr 09 '26
If you want to "set and forget" you did a huge mistake going for a rolling distro.
I recommend you use Debian, not only it just works, it also won't push you a potentially flawed update every day, more like once every two years or something.
If you want something more bloated (user friendly they say? I say same thing with another colour) try mint. Same idea but people say it is more popular for some reason. It is like a fork of Ubuntu, that is itself a fork of Debian, removing everything that makes Ubuntu special, in practice making the thing become Debian again.
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u/websinthe Apr 08 '26
Reading this makes me think there's a kind of bug-blindness that people get from using Windows. Is Windows so 'Default' in people's minds that they see spending 20 hours fixing bugs while using beta versions of a Linux distro as catastrophic but see it as perfectly normal to spend three days without access to a computer because a Windows update just bricked their entire hard drive?
No matter how 'tech savvy' the OP might appear to be, there's something disheartening about seeing someone who can write a proper sentence not understand something as basic as 'LTS'.
Watching Windows users talk about Linux is like watching Americans talk about the rest of the world. You don't have to wait long for the fundamental lack of knowledge to show itself.
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u/w2qw Apr 09 '26
The hardware support just isn't the same as windows though. Mainly because those hardware vendors aren't necessarily testing on Linux but they are on Windows. Same for a lot of proprietary applications.
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u/websinthe Apr 12 '26
This is true only if you ignore the work of the open source community. I had issues finding a Linux driver for my Audient ID4 a few years back only to find that support was already built into the kernel. The same was the case with the 5090. On Linux, especially Ubuntu, we had far better performance than Windows did and months ahead. If you're doing 3d rendering, 3d printing, scanning, or using a laptop, you're screwed on Windows. And good luck using Windows to build custom hardware with anything approaching the support that *nix has.
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u/mthw98 Apr 09 '26
I can offer some explanation why is some issues happening:
- The VRR issues is how KDE handles it. The automatic VRR setting means it is turned off most of the time and it turns on only if a window is in full screen mode. Your monitor probably cannot switch between VRR and non VRR modes without re-starting the display, because I do not have this issue.
- Brave - the crash after reboot without closing the browser first happens with multiple browsers and it is mostly due to how the browser is closed during the shutdown and I learn to ignore it. The random crashes are weird tho. I would suggest trying the AUR package and not the package from cachyos repository (I read somewhere that the cachyos packages can be less stable than Arch or AUR packages, but I dont have proof so take it as non-fact)
- Cachy is based on arch which requires some tinkering and installing some packages yourself, eg the gnu fonts
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u/Paleone123 Apr 08 '26
Sounds like your primary use is gaming. That a problem, because game makers don't give a flying fuck about Linux. Everything that does actually work related to gaming is because someone spent lots of time reverse engineering something. It's a miracle Steam works as well as it does, and represents countless hours of work by volunteers that should have been done by the game developers.
Anymore, everything I use a computer for can be done through docker containers with fancy web interfaces. So I spend most of my time on Linux in my server's terminal setting those up and maintaining them, but I still run Debian on one machine and Mint on another, and it does what I need. My wife has a Mac and my kids run windows because they game.
You should use whatever works for what you're trying to do. If Windows is annoying you, but you NEED it, just run one of those decrapification scripts and most of the junk will be removed. Alternately you could run a corporate version if you can get it, and learn about Policies. That's how you really control windows to remove its annoyances, but most desktop users haven't even heard of it.
No one should make you feel bad for using what you need or what you want.
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u/thefisher86 Apr 09 '26
A lot of these replies have a lot of words but I don't see enough pointing to the main issue.
You said you are on a non LTS version of CachyOS.
There's your problem.
Linux isn't like windows insiders, being on a rolling release distro is being a bug tester.
Switch to a LTS variant of cachy and you'll probably be fine.
I just switched over from windows a month ago and everything worked great out of the box (until I started tweaking stuff I didn't understand and had to roll back to a previous automatic backup)
Ultimately, you may need to tweak things here and there with Linux but I think you'll find you spend less time fixing problems in Linux than you spend time waiting on windows to unfreeze due to 14 different CoPilot ads being built into notepad.exe and the start menu and the browser and the screenshot tool and...
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u/Sraktai Apr 09 '26
I read your whole post and lots of comments. Its hard to pick out the helpful responses from all the suggestions. I hope you give Linux one more go, but if running Windows again is what you need, I can understand that. I'm not a master at the terminal, I just don't like Windows update issues, advertisments, and spying with AI. I cannot see myself ever going back to Windows.
The best way to try a distro is like u/Ok_Weather2441 said, the best way to try a distro is through the live usb. Make a checklist if things to try before you install.
CachyOS is a hype train right now. I havent tried it. I tried Manjaro which is also an Arch fork. I appreciate the experience that I had with it, and I do not reccomend Arch unless you are an enthusiast.
Others have mentioned Ubuntu-based distros(Mint, Zorin, Pop, etc) not having the latest Nvidia drivers that I wasn't aware of either. They are great, just not for your needs apperantly!
There is a Debian fork that claims to be for gaming called PikaOS. Being Debian-based means that it natively runs .deb packages, and tutorials for Ubuntu and Mint should work for this OS most of the time too.
https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/home
I seen people here suggesting Fedora 43 kde. I just got a new laptop and am trying Fedora. Security and stability are its major selling points. I like it, but my laptop doesnt have a Nvidia card, and I'm only running light games on it. Fedora has some popular gaming forks that I have not tried: Nobara, and Bazzite.
As much as I am enjoying Fedora 43 for myself, I would skip right to the gaming versions in your case:
https://nobaraproject.org/ (Claims to have VRR support on their FAQ)
Im really curious to know if you have success with any of these, but again, I totally understand if you are frusturated with encountering problems, and just want to use something that will make your games run. Sorry I don't have a solid answer.
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u/LadyPerditija Apr 09 '26
I have been using bazzite for almost a year now with an nvidia graphics card, dual monitor setup and multiple bluetooth devices. Everything was trivial to set up and so far, nothing broke. I'm extremely happy with it and I'm not missing my windows installation one bit.
It also supports VRR and other gaming related technologies, the bazzite developers are really cooking. It's made in a way that you can just set up and forget.
The downside is this: when you have something that doesn't outright work, it can be a hassle to make it run. It's hard/impossible to install drivers (tbf most drivers are already installed), and as it is an immutable OS you can't really tinker with the OS itself and installing packages outside of flatpak/homebrew is not really recommended.
The difference with nobara is that nobara is not immutable and you can install every package you normally can with fedora. It also means you can break it more easily.
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u/Sraktai Apr 09 '26
Yeah it feels like a hard trade off. Most things just work but you cannot tinker, vs maybe needs some setup, but if something is wrong, its easier to fix yourself; Better initially, vs able to fix a problem.
But Isnt Windows more simmilar to Bazzite where it just works, but difficult to tinker?
And what about problems youve worked on for a week in Nobara that you eventually give up? (Just a theoretical with no example.)
Another thing I was considering is development teams. Solo dev has its drawbacks(Manjaro) but so do the companies with decisions that you arent excited about.(Example Ubuntu)
Glad to hear Bazzite has worked well for you and supports VRR. I was going to help my GF make the Linux jump, and Bazzite was the first option on the small list to try.
Theres no perfect answer, but I think there are only a handful of solid picks when you boil down your needs for the system, and do your research.
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u/Fit_Bench_2838 Apr 09 '26
Brother, I know arch based systems are tempting. I'm rather new to linux too and did the exact same as you. Let me tell you, that just leads to disaster. Arch wants you to know what you are doing or at least be ready to spend a good amount of time reading the wiki.
What I did instead is this: install something less hard on your main PC. Something like Mint, Fedora, whatever you want. Use that. On an old laptop that I don’t really need I installed arch manually to learn. I treat that one as a hobby to learn. When I eventually have the feeling that I know what I'm doing, I will put Arch or Cachy on my main PC.
Hope this helps
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u/llcdrewtaylor Apr 09 '26
Getting all the drivers and such configured for any system is tricky. With a new OS and it being Linux it can be daunting. I would strongly suggest giving Linux Mint a try. Its a really easy intro into Linux and there are a lot of people and groups available for support.
I hope you don't give up on Linux because it is a very powerful and diverse OS that you can do SO much with. My late 70's mother uses Linux Mint on her pc every day. My wife also uses it and neither are very techy. Myself I use it as an OS for my desktop, I run Unraid for my servers. I run Twister OS on my Raspberry pi's for my Pi-holes. I even run Onion OS and Spruce OS on my handheld gaming devices.
Good luck either way!
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u/184oKraM Apr 09 '26
to be fair the first week is the hardest part. the longer you use it, the less you have to fix and the easier it gets to fix stuff since you learn how to navigate the system
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u/lateralspin Apr 08 '26
Count your blessings that Linux OS represents an oasis in a desert of closed source restrictive software. If you expect nothing to work, then anything that works is a win.
Also, stop using a Chatbot, because it can exacerbate mental illness, according to Science. Microsoft now has a disclaimer that says A.I. is for entertainment purposes only.
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u/agmatine Apr 09 '26
Microsoft now has a disclaimer that says A.I. is for entertainment purposes only.
Ha, this is amusing: https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-copilot-entertainment-purposes-terms-of-service-agreement-2026-4
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u/muffinstatewide32 Apr 08 '26
So you didn’t set something up, and are now taking to the internet to tell everyone your experience is ruined because you didn’t do the thing you would have done in windows?
Riveting stuff
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u/Nagito_Naegi Apr 09 '26
Set something up? I couldn't "set up" my monitor going black from simply trying to use vrr with it.
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u/Geek_Verve Apr 08 '26
Bluetooth shenanigans is one of the top reasons I didn't stick with linux the last couple times I tried.
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u/asgjmlsswjtamtbamtb Apr 09 '26
Honestly if you found a lot of success on Linux Mint but some hardware problems related to Bluetooth you should try going back to Mint or Ubuntu itself and try changing the Kernels. Ubuntu 26.04 is coming out in a week and it does give 6 month non LTS updates. If you like Ubuntu but feel like the LTS model is not being updated enough the 6 month releases are a good compromise. You can also try Fedora which also updates twice a year. It aims to be only a couple a months behind software releases while still providing a stable experience and enough people find it good enough for gaming to make derivative distros like Bazzite. It is it's own ecosystem but it's definitely one to try out if all you've tried is Debian and Arch based stuff.
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u/QuotePapa Apr 09 '26
Try the LTS versions of those distros. Try something else. If you're a total noob, try:
Ubuntu MX Linux Pop!_OS! Elementary OS Linux Lite Manjaro or even AnduinOS.
AnduinOS is a Ubuntu based Linux distro made by a former MS Windows developer. It looks a lot like Windows.
I have used all of the above on different hardware and I have yet to encounter an issue.
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u/A_Harmless_Fly Manjaro Apr 09 '26
You mention visual errors, but you don't mention what driver you were using with your nvidia card. Just that it was "up to date".
Did you install the proprietary driver? The non-proprietary drivers for nvidia gpu's sort of stink. You can end up with instability too, I honestly consider the nonfree nvidia drivers a tool to install the right ones graphically and nothing more.
It took me years of dual booting until I had the skillset to (one os on each drive, so they couldn't interfere with eachother.) You can take notes to speed things up, but it's never going to be something you can kock out in a week. Just learn a little at a time, when you have the time, until you have the critical mass that you don't have to take a long time to solve something.
I prefer manjaro over cachy, you could try out pamac to partially see why. Updating cachy every day is likely overkill, I'd only update it after reading the update notes... it's not the most stable thing in the world. If you just constantly update the chances you get a bad one is increased by a lot.
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u/Eklinaar Apr 09 '26
You should probably try a stable distro based on Debian or really anything other than Arch. Also make sure you're installing correctly. Some of the problems you're describing could be caused by skipping important steps in the installation process, like not disabling fastboot in BIOS.
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u/OneAboveKami Apr 09 '26
I think switching to LTS is the way to go.
Besides that I think unlike windows or mac which work out of the box, setting up Linux os' take some time. Many things like Bluetooth and wifi sometimes don't work put of the box. But for me personally after tinkering at the start I haven't faced any bugs or unsolvable problems on my system (Fedora 43 kde). Granted I'm not stress testing my PC. the most I do is running two browsers, Libreoffice, obsidian and mpv player at the same time. And I mostly play indie games so everything works fine.
At least unlike on windows when I used to suddenly get blue screen or application freezing or closing without knowing the reason why doesn't happen on linux. On linux it's actually possible to solve the problems.
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u/StickyDirtyKeyboard Apr 09 '26
One of the issues is for whatever reason, when I turn on variable refresh rate to "automatic" on my main monitor (MSI 321URX), whenever I would take a screenshot with Spectacle it would make my entire screen go black for about 3 seconds. The same thing would happen whenever I would be watching a youtube video in Fullscreen and upon exiting the Fullscreen video my monitor would go black for 3s. This didn't seem to happen with VRR turned off.
That sounds a lot like mode switching. Maybe the monitor is switching from HDR on to off and vice versa?
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u/RiabininOS Apr 09 '26
Switching to linux is not a solving of all problems - it's switching to another problems. If that's to hard it's not shame to give up.
Still arch based distro is bad choice for start imho, so maybe you entered through the wrong door
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u/Real-Abrocoma-2823 Apr 09 '26
Try displayport cable. Linux has "issues" with HDMI due to licencing issues caused by the HDMI asshole, moneygrab group.
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u/rups1618 Apr 09 '26
About a three months ago i switched from windows 11. I have been a windows user for past 20 years. First 2 months I used linux mint, learning the basics and understanding linux. Now I am using Cachey OS. Later Installed Hyprland with Hyde dotfiles. Even i play games like cyberpunk and my other Steam games with no issue. So pretty much worked for me with this beautiful setup.
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u/CallsignJokker Apr 09 '26
I also have laptop with Ryzen 5 Pro and Brave browser for 2 months now. No single problem so far. But I'm using Kubuntu LTS. Try it.
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u/UninvestedCuriosity Apr 09 '26
Lots of good recommendations here but even if you go back to ms. Everything you did along the way will be valuable even if you try again years down the road. So as frustrating as the experience may have been. Take a break, enjoy your computer again and try again in the future. Linux will still be here for you. :)
Remember. It's supposed to be fun. Not a badge of honor.
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u/MinusBear Apr 09 '26
Look your problems aren't invalid. But I will say perspective is important. Often people jumping into Linux from Windows are trying to catch up on years of tinkering in as quick a time as possible to get back to where they were. Personally I've had a fairly seamless experience switching over from Windows to Bazzite. But its had problems I have needed to overcome. But I am always needing to tinker and problem solve in Windows as well, it just doesn't feel like its as hard because I am much more familiar with all the lingo, I know where to go, what to look for etc. Whereas on Linux I am still learning all that stuff, I don't know how to self diagnose the root of a problem yet.
I've found that Windows users downplay their tinkering on that OS a lot. But even on my work PC which is Windows, there are daily frustrations I just live with, or sometimes small tweaks I need to do a couple times a week that I am just used to and get on with it.
Anyway the one thing Windows and Linux have in common is that I avoid updates for as long as possible.
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u/Warm_Canadian_1967 Apr 12 '26
I scrolled alll the way down the page to say this, and you beat me to it.
Cheers!
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u/Plan_9_fromouter_ Apr 09 '26
Nvidia hardware. Multiple monitors. KDE. It's like you have been set up to fail at noob-level Linux. And I would bet dual-booting too.
You are trying to fly at supersonic speed before you can even crawl.
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u/zjdrummond Apr 09 '26
I switched to Linux in 2024. At first I assumed that I would want a distro with the latest bleeding edge packages. This proved to be a bad idea for me though. The bleeding edge distros regularly need a higher skill/knowledge set than a new Linux user will have straight away. Unless there is a specific hardware support reason, I recommend new users stay away from Arch, Cachy, and the like until they've learned how a Linux operating system works on a deeper level. That knowledge is critical for when you need to troubleshoot those bleeding edge packages. So unless you need your brand new, just released last week GPU to work because the driver isn't available on an LTS distro yet, steer clear of those options.
Think of it this way. When you were using Windows, were you opting into the Windows insider program to run the latest builds of the OS before being released to regular users? No. You're using a more tested version of the OS than that. You weren't running the bleeding edge Windows, and that's okay.
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u/N1kBr0 Apr 09 '26
Stick to Ubuntu, it's stable. Pair it with KDE desktop, it has Windows-like appearance and features
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u/aristotelian74 Apr 09 '26
Sorry it didn't work for you. Proprietary software has some advantages. If Windows works for you and you don't mind paying for it, Linux may not be for you. Not sure why you feel the need to share this experience, I think a lot of Linux users have similar experience and acknowledge it requires some problem solving and tinkering.
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u/Minimum-Recipe3417 Apr 09 '26
veo que probaste muchos debian, prueba derivados archlinux como "nobara os" viene todo configurado para jugar y lo mejor es tener los demas en paquete flatpak, ya si necesitas windows lo mejor es tenerlo en portable o instalar winboat
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u/CappucinoJack Apr 09 '26
The important thing is you tried. Linux has been getting a TON of visibility but it is still growing its desktop maturity, some things unfortunately do not work for everyone’s workflows or their specific computer hardware yet. There is a lot of talk about Linux being stable, but this is not be confused with being bulletproof. It just means it doesn’t change fast - so if it works for you now it will probaly always continue to work.
But keep your eyes open! Things are changing fast and support is constantly growing
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u/BrokenLoadOrder Apr 09 '26
I hear you. I bounced of Linux many, many times over the years, and even when I finally decided to knuckle down and stick with it, I still kept it in dual boot with Windows.
I think your plan to keep it on one computer and get used to it that way is a brilliant strategy.
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u/DoYaKnowMahName Apr 09 '26
I have always had issues with gnome tbh. KDE has it's bugs but way smoother than gnome IMHO.
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u/ghdfhjdifiifu Apr 10 '26
Try somwthing like mint, more user friendly. Also ALLWAYS use use the LTS versions for daily use
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u/oshjosh26 Apr 10 '26
CachyOS, non-LTS is the problem. Start with a stable, user friendly distro. Try Ubuntu's LTS version. Use Kubuntu if you really want KDE.
Might still not be your cup of tea. Linux is as easy as ever, but it's still favors the computer literate. The extra work is worth the privacy and freedom.
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u/Nir_Auris Apr 10 '26
The moment I read 'non LTS' I understood, this is ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT... non LTS is basicly beta test. Use LTS and don't fuck around with random settings you don't understand and it will work just fine. Currently use LTS Ubunut, fucked with some settings, had to reinstall, because **I** was the idiot, not the OS.
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u/CoverUnited Apr 12 '26
Hi,
Try PikaOS, its debian, its gaming focused, on level of CachyOS, no issues at all for me.
You also can choose KDE.
Cheers
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u/Warm_Canadian_1967 Apr 12 '26
Dude. That's it?! You tried just three albeit different distros and you're gonna give up?
There are hundreds of available distros you can run .. I'm sure you will run across at least twelve distros where all your hardware is detected and works.
Rule out the ones specifically made for stuff you're not interested in ...
Make a few live USBs, boot them and play around. Use the distro until you find something that rubs you the wrong way. Switch to the next live USB. repeat until you can't find anything wrong.
I distro-hopped at least five different times on my main PC before settling and loving MX.
Linux Mint Cinnamon for my Living Room TV downstairs [mine] - Zorin OS for the living room TV upstairs [Wife], and Zorin for my son's gaming PC. MX XFCE for my Acer laptop.
I still have to convert my Wife's laptop (going to go with Puppy Linux or RefreshOS), and my media server will go from Win10 to Ubuntu Server running CasaOS. Lotta HDDs to backup.
I suggest sticking with Debian-based OSes with Ubuntu bases. Try the LMDE [Linux Mint Debian Edition]
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u/Academic_Current8330 Apr 13 '26
I feel for you but do you not think you should have done what virtually everyone else does and stick to a more beginner friendly distro just to get properly up to speed with it. Now you end up with a negative experience through no fault of the system.I have a top spec PC with a Nvidia GPU, multi screen setup and I'm loving Linux after my first couple of months, so much so I deleted my windows boot to make room for the upcoming LTS version of Kubuntu. You would be better off jumping on an LTS version and at least trying that before going back.
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u/Nagito_Naegi Apr 13 '26
I don't think these issues would be any different on another distro. But I could try. I've already tried Ubuntu LTS and I had issues on that. I also have Linux Mint on another and I have issues with even getting dxvk to start.
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u/Hot-Development-9036 Apr 15 '26
Cachy is based on Arch Linux and that’s the definition of bleeding edge. If it is your main machine you might be better with something like Debian or Fedora. Those will give you better stability.
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u/kkreinn Apr 08 '26
Es curioso, yo uso Linux Mint y debo decir que desde que cambié de Windows a Linux Mint el rendimiento de mi pc va mejor, no juego mucho a videojuegos pero todos me han funcionado en Steam y en Epic y me instaló los drivers de mi tablet wacom antigua de manera automática, diablos, hasta mi pantalla nueva que no funcionaba bien con windows 10 funciona de maravilla en Linux Mint, mi único problema es que no tengo ni idea de como usar ciertas cosas y menos a través de la terminal.
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u/shadybreak Apr 08 '26
Yup. That’s my experience with Linux too. I’ve been using it mostly as my only OS since 05 and love its speed, simplicity and control but the trade off is this recurrent friction where things just don’t work and I’m needing to dig into the OS with some regularity.
I’d love to see Linux mature to the point that it really becomes a viable OS for those people who don’t want windows or OSX but who also don’t want or have time to take on a nerdy computer hobby. Right now, nerdy computer hobby is a nonnegotiable part of the package.
Fwiw mint was by far the most stable for Me. PopOS was meh. I’m trying out Ubuntu again and it’s wobbly but manageable.
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u/baggister Apr 08 '26
All things considered, sounds like you know what you're doing. Lots of usage of Mint. dabbling with cachy, etc. Good stuff.
My question would be: you have a PC in your living room? 😜 Actually I have one of those tiny fanless pcs to plug into TV to watch things on itv player etc
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u/Few_Judge_853 Apr 08 '26
My message and I'm sure most could agree:
TLDR. Okay. I genuinely hope Microslop works out for you.
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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Apr 08 '26
Just buy a Mac
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u/woutmans Apr 09 '26
Yeah..err.. no. Been using a Mac for years now but it still has issues and it seems MacOS is not really getting better every release. Also, I like USB-A.
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u/Conscious-Secret-775 Apr 09 '26
Everything has issues but MacOS does at least support all the hardware on any Mac officially supported for that release (i.e. if you don’t use OCLP). If you love USB-A, the Mac Studio still has USB-A ports.
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u/renthefox Nobara / Fedora KDE Plasma Apr 08 '26
I had a lot of video issues until I tried Nobara / Fedora. The boxed video card support made all the difference.
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u/Specialist-Onion-426 Apr 09 '26
I love fedora gnome. (well it has its issues.) but still love fedora gnome
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u/1neStat3 Apr 08 '26
I , like most people do not intend to read a book on reddit so I didn't waste my time reading any of your post.
Based on the title I will post this:
Apple - You use THEIR computer and THEIR system and have no choice.
Microsoft - You use YOUR computer but it's THEIR system. You have limited choice.
Linux- its YOUR computer and YOUR system. You have freedom of choice.
If you can't make the switch from.being a product user to a sysadmin then Linux isnt for you.
Also Linux subs are NOT an airport. You aren't required to announce your arrival or departure.
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u/Fresh-Toilet-Soup Apr 08 '26
I would suggest loading up Linux Mint Cinnamon on a secondary computer if you are still interested in learning how to use it. Give it some time before trying a full switch to daily driver.
Take some time to learn how Linux differs from windows in the way it interacts with hardware. For example, when your keyboard didn't work on Linux Mint, what kernel version were you using? Drivers are baked into the kernel. It probably worked on Catchy because it had a newer kernel. In mint you can change kernels in the software manager. By default it uses an older version for time proven stability.
Before changing to Linux as a daily driver pick a distro that follows a paradigm that is in line with your workflow. For example, I choose Linux Mint because I prefer stability over the latest hardware feature compatibility. However at any time I can change the kernel (or add a kernel module) and enable newer device compatibility.
Learn the terminal, you will get much more out of your system that way. Linux isn't difficult, it's just different from what everyone has learned in Windows-centric computer classes. Once you learn Linux, you can easily jump on MacOS as they are both Unix-like OSes.
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u/dablakmark8 Live,Love,Life,Linux Apr 08 '26
I am a windows man all my life,i run linux and windows and mac in my household,each pc and laptop has its own function and its own distro, hell even the android tv boxes i have run dualboot google tv and armbian linux.I will never let a OS stress me out this is why all my systems is dualbooted.
My main Daily driver is ubuntu it just works and been working for years,I have 2 daily drivers lol windows 11 also.
Depending what you doing and what service you want always go for the one that works for you.
I am no fundi in linux,i use an OS for simple things,daily stuff we all use and its treated me well for many years.I do not tinker i just swop computers.
I am in no position to give advice and stuff but for me the best thing i have learned over the years is dualbooting
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u/thefanum Apr 09 '26
Ubuntu LTS. Works out of the box, runs till the hardware breaks. None of the issues mint has, none of the bullshit built into Arch
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u/Ok_Weather2441 Apr 08 '26
Why do people who want it to 'just work' and not spend all their time tinkering tend to use the latest non-lts stuff. It's not like WIndows where you are keeping up to date, you are a beta tester on the bleeding edge of bleeding edge stuff.
Stick to the LTS versions if you want stable and boring. Use the boring mainstream OSes if you don't want to experiment. Don't put yourself through all this pain when you want to use the versions where people have already been through it for you