What software have you found particularly frustrating or difficult to configure on Linux?

    • @flubba86@lemmy.world
      5•5 months ago

      Try Nobara. It’s based on Fedora but it’s got a whole bunch of gaming-related patches including all of the required additions for out-of-the-box HDR support.

        • WFHEnglish
          3•5 months ago

          As this is for a HTPC, I would rather go for uBlue Bazzite instead of Nobara. Same Fedora base, super gaming oriented too, but atomic/immutable so 0 maintenance.

          Plus, uBlue projects are not distros but an alternative build pipeline system for Fedora Atomic projects. That means that the projects scope is tiny and much easier to maintain, and that the real distro maintainers are still the Fedora team. From a user perspective, it’s much better in the long term than a single-person effort like Nobara.

            • WFHEnglish
              2•5 months ago

              Sure you’re absolutely free to do as you please ;)

              From personal experience tho, anything connected to the TV should Just WorkTM. Nothing more frustrating than just wanting to watch an episode or play a quick game before going to bed and having to spend this time doing updates and maintenance instead.

    • circuscritic
      3•5 months ago

      Running Fedora with dual HDR monitors just fine, but it’s entirely possible that something is off that I’m not catching. They’re also running off my Nvidia GPU.

      I’ll just add that they look the same as when I used to run Win10 on the same box.

        • circuscritic
          1•5 months ago

          Oh, just FYI I don’t game, so if there are some HDR features for gaming you’re hoping for, I can’t speak to that.

            • circuscritic
              1•5 months ago

              Do whatever works best for you.

              I will say that after years and years of regularly switching workstation and laptop distros for a variety of reasons, after finally giving Fedora a shake, I’m done. I’ve installed it on both my primary laptop and desktops and can’t imagine switching again.

              But I am still sticking with Debian as my primary server base.

                • circuscritic
                  1•5 months ago

                  TBF I’ve never configured an Arch system from scratch, so maybe it’s me that’s missing out.

                  The thing about Fedora that got me to stop switching, was that it just felt more adult then the various and fashionable Ubuntu based distros, or any other well regarded distro I used over the years. The right mix of stability and new features/support, pretty much out of the box.

                  Also, after tweaking Gnome a little bit for a more Windows 10 dock/bar style launcher/menu, it’s been perfect for me. Think I’ve been rolling with it since 38 now.

                  Anyways, best of luck with your new box.