TLDR: Which distro is better for gaming and video editing (NVIDIA GPU), CachyOS or Ubuntu?
Hi! It’s been probably a month since I started using Linux (escaping from Windows), and I choose LMDE since the distro that I felt aligned more with what I want from a distro on in general is Debian, but since it was my first time using Linux on my main device (just tried Debian on a laptop to run a Homelab) I got recommended Mint to make it easier for me to adapt. The thing is that since I started using LMDE I’ve discovered that it doesn’t cover perfectly my needs. Two things that I didn’t want to lose when switching to Linux were gaming and the ability to run video/audio/photo editing programs flawlessly, mainly DaVinci Resolve and AffinityPhoto. It’s been practically impossible to achieve that, since DaVinci doesn’t work, can’t even get to install AffinityPhoto and some videogames need more recent (NVIDIA) drivers than what Debian and of course LMDE can offer. So, seeing that I want to keep LMDE (and maybe in the future upgrade from LMDE to Debian) but at the same time I’m not willing to give up on those 2 things, I believe the dual-boot option is the one that suits me the most. Now, what I’m here for. I’ve been doing some research and the ones that caught my atention the most were CachyOS and Ubuntu:
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CachyOS: PROS: · High gaming performance and (looks like) compatibility. · Looks like DaVinci works perfectly for a lot of people (although some other people claim having issues). CONS: · Sounds too complex as a distro for someone who has close to zero programming knowledge and just started using Linux. · The rolling release aspect feels a little scary too.
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Ubuntu: PROS: · May not be THE gaming distro but it seems to be working for a lot of people without having extensive programming or Linux knowledge. · Generally may be more compatible and stable than CachyOS in general · Seems it will be easier for me to adapt to since it’s Debian-based. CONS: · Doesn’t seem as good as CachyOS on a performance standpoint, affecting both video editing and gaming capabilities.
Now, my questions would be: Am I mistaken in any of the info I have revolving these two distros? Could I be missing any other options? Which do you think is the distro that could suit me the most? Any recommendation when doing the Dual-boot? I have never done it and it scares me a little tbh.
My main priority is having a stable (and compatible in the first place, of course) experience (maybe Ubuntu?), but I don’t mind having to put more work into it to achieve a better experience (maybe CachyOS?).
I would love to hear from you and, of course, if I’m missing any relevant information I’ll be more than happy to share it too.
Thank you very much! :D
My experience with Ubuntu desktop has always been a real poor one but I realize other people like it. I’d go with cachy or endevourOS personally. My wife has probably less technical skill than you do and I’ve had her on endevourOS for nearly a year at this point. All she does is YouTube and gaming and it all runs near flawlessly. I also have both our systems dual booted but I also can’t remember the last time I booted into windows for either machine.
That’s very helpful. I’ll totally have that in mind. Thanks!
No problem! What I will say is its (almost) always better to install things through terminal, either pacman or yay if you want to use the AUR, and when you dual boot please use two separate drives. Windows has a nasty habit of destroying your Linux boot if they share the same physical drive.
For the moment I tried endeavourOS in a VM and I can’t even get to install brave. I don’t know if it’s a VM issue, endeavourOS issue or I’m just missing something dumb. Do you know if there’s any guide for total total noobs? The windows things won’t be an issue bc I won’t boot windows, I’ll go LMDE + the “gaming” OS that I end up deciding is better for me.
Ah gotcha.
Are you trying to install it through the software store or through the terminal? If terminal you need to set up yay which is A few simple commands. You can find the github or there’s a ton of YouTube videos. If you’re trying to install it through the software store, well I’ve literally never installed anything through the software store on a single Linux machine I’ve ever owned so I dunno how to help with that lol.
I would highly recommend getting familiar with yay and pacman, which are the package managers for arch and an air helper respectively. The AUR is a community built repo for tons and tons of software. You do need a bit of caution installing from it as it is community run and not vetted by ARCH itself but its the same as if you were installing stuff through github. On LDME do you use APT at all in the terminal?
I tried it only via terminal. I’d try it on the store but I can’t even find it. I searched for more information adapted to my absolute beginner level and didn’t find anything that helped me. I tried using pacman and yay but everytime there’s an issue with the mirrors, core or whatever other reason I can’t comprehend. I used the cmd on LMDE quite a lot more than I may have needed, but unless you want to do highly specific things, you don’t need it that much, but I could be wrong. For the moment I find apt way easier to use and more practical.
So the only commands you need for pacman and yay are
Sudo pacman -Syu OR yay -Syu (update) Sudo pacman -R x OR yay -R x (uninstall) sudo pacman install x OR yay x (install)
If those don’t work its more than likely a VM issue.
Yeah, I found those commands and all, but still don’t work for some reason. As you said, I’m pretty sure it’s an installation or VM issue. I’ll try to find out what’s happening there. Thank you!
No problem! Sorry I couldn’t help more. Lemme know if you need anything else.