Are all linux distros trash ?

[whateverdude]

I'd like a distro that i can login as root (not ubuntu and it's derivatives (mint, elementary os, etc) that has nvidia drives preinstalled (not debian, mint LMDE3, etc) and that i can actually install it (not kali, manjaro etc).

Is that too much to ask ?

 

[Spinachy]

(Assuming you are not trying to start a Linux distro war....) Redhat and its derivatives (e.g. Fedora) will suit you. You can log on as root, and go mad .....

 

[Peter Martin]

Lubuntu is awesome. So you don’t like typing sudo?

 

[whateverdude]

Spinachy i'm pretty sure Fedora uses only open source software and Nvidia drivers are proprietary that's why i didn't even try it.
Are you sure it's gonna work with my Nvidia card out of the box ?

Peter Martin no i don't like typing sudo.
But it's more than that. Disabling root login shows contempt for the user and he's choices. I have Windows for that.

 

[Spinachy]

Fedora does work out of the box on Nvidia (although I have only tried it on GTX 660, 960, 1060 and 1080 cards). You can then load proprietary Nvidia drivers on top of the distro, if you want to. The proprietary Nvidia drivers will be useful for games, or for video editing software. Note that these drivers are only for the case where you are running Linux directly on the bare hardware, and are NOT for use when you are running Linux in a VM.

Personally I load Linux distros on top of my Windows 10, using (free) Oracle "VirtualBox" software. I find that it provides a good experience of Linux (but not Linux games). Alternatively, you can use (free) Microsoft Hyper-V software, but I find that it does not do Linux video as well as "VirtualBox". Hyper-V is the best if you want to run multiple copies of Windows on top of a windows machine.

 

[The Paladin]

what the big deal about the nvidia driver, install linux, log in as root (try Slackware) and install the nvidia drivers and enjoy!

 

[Peter Martin]

vmware workstation player
https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player.html

is free for personal use, it does vm's best, even on low resource computers like my anemic notebook! I run Lubuntu for cross platform .net dev/test/etc

 

[whateverdude]

I just don't see a reason for me to use VM. Never did.
I cannot install Nvidia drivers afterwards because distros like debian display at 1024x768 at 75hz ?! while my monitor thinks it displays on 2K on 60hz. Anyway not sure why or how but every second i look at it, my eyes hurt so it's impossible to install the drivers later.

P.S. I managed to install manjaro (by flashing USB as DD...) after all, seems it has everything i need (except of sound but again no other distro had sound neither....working on this problem).
P.S. Manjaro displayed just fine out of the box even without Nvidia drivers(had video-linux open source drivers) so not really sure what debian's problem is.

 

[Peter Martin]

it's you

https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

learn

 

[whateverdude]

learn what i am not going blind to install debian's nvidia drivers.

 

[USAFRet]

I just don't see a reason for me to use VM. Never did.

I, OTOH, use VM's daily. Both at home and at work.

Having 4 or 5 individual PC's, encapsulated in one set of hardware...each for various uses.
Priceless.

For instance, I keep a throwaway Linux VM running, just to check out potential malicious links people drop in here.

Or a small network for development investigation.
1x Server2012, and a couple of Windows clients, Win 7 and 10. All talking happily in one set of hardware.


People's needs and use cases are not all the same.

 

[Alabalcho]

You're talking about Linux distros, and your particual (dis)taste with some of them, looking at the point that they owe you something, and they don't.

If five-minute job of installing whatever on some distro hurts your eyes to the point of going to ER - yes, I'd get it. Otherwise, connect over SSH, and do whatever maintenance work has to be done. Or just survive 30 seconds of adjusting terminal to your likings.

 

[Peter Martin]

I love vms. Have so many for testing

 

[Dave8671]

I have rested Manjaro and I think its a nice distrbution for a beta.

I do not understand your sound issue all the computers I test on always have sound with any distro I have tested eitherclive cd ir installed.