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Sometimes I forget how awesome Linux Gaming is (media.piefed.zip)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Fortunately, this fucking windows partition I only keep for VR with my shitty Oculus Rift CV1 reminds me how fucked up the alternative is. I can't fucking wait to get a Steam Frame and ditch it.

Sometimes I forget how awesome Linux Gaming is
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[–] 29 points 10 months ago (8 children)

It‘s literally built into windows update. Installs and updates.

I am a passionate Fedora Linux user but even I have to admit that Windows does Drivers way better. Drover updates uncoupled from the kernel, sometimes possible without rebooting, proprietary drivers installed no problem.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    Windows does Drivers way better.

    ...on Linux you very rarely need to do anything driver wise so I have to strongly disagree. I think I have installed drivers for 3 devices over the past few years. If Nvidia gave a shit about Linux, the only device that gave me issues wouldn't have given me issues.

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  • [–] 16 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    It‘s literally built into windows update. Installs and updates.

    Not when you're changing GPU vendors. It can install the drivers, sure, but not remedy the obnoxious conflict between Nvidia drivers and AMD drivers when installed in the same system.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    What conflict? I haven’t had issues like that in probably 10+ years.

    Hell my one laptop has all 3 major vendors drivers installed and working simultaneously. Intel iGPU, Nvidia dGPU and AMD eGPU.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Main issue is the inconsistent drivers naturally included in Windows update and just how many things demand you install a weird vendor specific driver, with the steward of what should be a generic Winfows driver sometimes breaking things for other vendors, and/or neglecting the Windows update vintage of their driver.

    Architecturally, the Windows driver model should be saner, but for most random devices I have better luck with Linux in how drivers are maintained and supported over time.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Issue as always is that vendors have zero interest in maintaining their drivers over time.

    Neither releasing updates for a new OS version, nor putting them through the process to get them into windows built-in driver library.

    They’ll do it grudgingly if it helps them sell more products but even that seems to be a struggle. AMD and nvidia are better than most in that regard.

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