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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm planning on moving to linux from windows(personal) and macos(work use), although I prefer mac os, so I don't really want to use mint, and I feel like I should add that I don't care if GNOME isn't that similar to macos, I want something different, and I also use my computer for gaming

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

pop_OS is a de-crapified Ubuntu remix. It's not a stand-alone distribution. For most packages pop_OS is reliant on Canonical, including graphics drivers. So if you want to use it for gaming and have and AMD or Intel GPU and not an NVidia one, you'll have to stick to Ubuntu's outdated Mesa and kernel drivers. For gaming on AMD/Intel GPUs, something along the lines of EndeavourOS or Fedora should be a better choice. If you use a GeForce, pop_OS should be OK.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

So if you want to use it for gaming and have and AMD or Intel GPU and not an NVidia one, you'll have to stick to Ubuntu's outdated Mesa and kernel drivers.

This is not true. Pop OS packages its own kernel and often the kernel version provided by pop is upstream of the Ubuntu version. It is only recently that they have fallen behind ubuntu because they have diverted their resources to creating the Cosmic DE.

Edit : Also to be noted is the fact that being on the latest version of mesa is only necessary if you have very new hardware which may not be supported well(or at all) in the older versions of mesa. I for example have an RDNA1 gpu and saw no performance difference between mesa 22.5 on pop os and mesa 23.1 on endeavourOS. People using RDNA3 or Intel Arc may see massive performance/stability difference because these are very new hardware and drivers/optimisation for these current gen GPUs is ongoing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pop just recently updated too, to Linux 6.4.6 and Mesa 23.1.3

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the info. I have pop on an older laptop that I don't use much and now I ensure that it is updated