• somtwo@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    I’ve installed mint on my laptop, I like it so far. Everything was super easy to get set up, even the graphics drivers

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      5 hours ago

      question, i have a older computer that i want to switch to linux. It has a 1080. Do i just install linux and it will work, or do i have to go look for drivers, or do i have to use the onboard graphics till i get everything installed? How do i have to imagine it?

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        56 minutes ago

        I am a Linux beginner so i could be wrong, but I believe Linux is very plug and play and has drivers already integrated. At least I don’t remember downloading any when I set it up. I am personally using Linux Mint Cinnamon with a GTX 1060. In Mint there is a Driver Manager preinstalled which let’s you pick a few nvidia drivers and an open source alternative, so it’s very beginner friendly :)

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        do I have to use the onboard graphics till i get everything installed?

        To that I can confidentially say no: because I have no onboard graphics and always had video output ^^