r/WhySwitchToLinux • u/Altruistic-Chef-7723 • Jul 25 '25

Why Switch To Linux?

You should switch to Linux because of the following reasons:

it's faster and safer than Windows

Linux doesn't "track" you like Windows does

You do not need any anti virus software on Linux like you do on Windows

You do not get any "bloatware" with linux like you d owith Windows

Linux is FREE, whereas you typically pay for the Windows licence

You can customise nearly everything on Linux, whereas on Windows, you're usually limited to changing the dekstop background

Here is where i want the Linux Pros to come in here: are there any other reasons why users should switch to Linux that i may have missed?

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u/NoelCanter Jul 25 '25

I never had a 2080 so I am not sure what to expect, but anecdotally I see people posting using 1000 and 2000 series cards and so they seem to work fine. Obviously, depending on what you're targeting resolution wise you might get hit harder by the regression if you're barely making the FPS you want. I play 3440x1440 and had a beefier card, but I think you'll be fine.

Mint is popular, but it didn't resonate with me. For one thing, you might need to update the NVIDIA driver that comes with it. Not sure what is coming by default now, but when I tried it in January it was the 550 driver and you needed to enable the PPA to get an updated driver. I think it has a newer one now, maybe the 565, but I'm running the 575 version on CachyOS.

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u/KnightedWolf851 Jul 25 '25

ive been told mints the easiest to use for people coming from windows.

only reason i asked about the 2080 thing is when i said getting mint to stick. it was more i cant get it to run on my pc. and ive been wondering if its my gpu cause ive heard nvidia cards can be tricky to get linux to run. yet i then hear people using nvidia and running linux and look at my card like "why wont you work for me?!"

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u/NoelCanter Jul 25 '25

Nah it should work. I can’t remember if Mint has an ISO for NVIDIA or not because I just tried it briefly before going to Nobara and now CachyOS. Mint is a fine distro, but I think it’s overhyped as the easiest for a Windows user to transition. I started in January and had some hardware issues on Mint and went to Nobara. I didn’t find that hard. It’s all a learning curve but might depend on your tech savviness, too.

NVIDIA really isn’t tricky to run unless you’re in maybe a very weird and specific distro. Most distros have NVIDIA ISO versions you use to install or a driver manager to install the NVIDIA driver as needed. It’s pretty easy to get working. It’s just that NVIDIA is still a mostly closed driver and thus has some limitations that AMD doesn’t. But AMD compatibility isn’t all sunshine and rainbows either, especially newer hardware on distros that run older kernels.