linux install and hardware

[souflex]

hi everyone! i am interested in possibly installing linux as my main OS but was wondering if it will work with the current hardware i have. so here are my specs!

asus z97 pro gamer mobo
Gtx 960 4gb
8 gigs of ram
samsung ssd 128 gb
WD hdd 1 tb

any input is greatly appreciated

 

[manddy123]

Which Linux distro do you pretend to use?

Hard to say as there can be driver issues and other proprietary incompatibilities. But in theory everything should work without problems, nothing that a little google search won't fix, actually.

I see no reason why any decent distro wouldn't work on you PC.
Even more if you installed Ubuntu, it's probably the best in terms of compatibility with any hardware.

 

[captaincharisma]

hardware support for linux is iffy at best. but any linux distro should have generic drivers for most parts these days

 

[axehead15]

Ubuntu should run just fine on there.

 

[skittle]

Use a distro with a recent kernel like latest ubuntu or fedora. Install proprietary Nvidia drivers amd that's all you need... don't expect all games to be available for linux...

 

[COLGeek]

Mint should run nicely on that hardware as well.

 

[wertciu]

hi everyone! i am interested in possibly installing linux as my main OS but was wondering if it will work with the current hardware i have. so here are my specs!

asus z97 pro gamer mobo
Gtx 960 4gb
8 gigs of ram
samsung ssd 128 gb
WD hdd 1 tb

any input is greatly appreciated

Any recent version of linux will most likely have all the drivers you need for nearly everything to work on that hardware. But you will probably want to optimize your gpu's performance by installing the latest proprietary drivers from Nvidia, but you can do that easily after you install. Aside from the gpu everything should work very well right out of the box with little or no configuration.

P.S. Have you ever installed linux before? It's a practically brainless task, but if you were willing to get a little more involved, I would recommend mounting the wd hdd as "/home" and the ssd as "/" when it asks you where you want to install. This will automatically and seamlessly put all of your files and folders on the wd drive and all of your programs and os on the ssd so you don't have to manage dual drives. Just a tip if you haven't done this before.

 

[souflex]

hi everyone! i am interested in possibly installing linux as my main OS but was wondering if it will work with the current hardware i have. so here are my specs!

asus z97 pro gamer mobo
Gtx 960 4gb
8 gigs of ram
samsung ssd 128 gb
WD hdd 1 tb

any input is greatly appreciated

Any recent version of linux will most likely have all the drivers you need for nearly everything to work on that hardware. But you will probably want to optimize your gpu's performance by installing the latest proprietary drivers from Nvidia, but you can do that easily after you install. Aside from the gpu everything should work very well right out of the box with little or no configuration.

P.S. Have you ever installed linux before? It's a practically brainless task, but if you were willing to get a little more involved, I would recommend mounting the wd hdd as "/home" and the ssd as "/" when it asks you where you want to install. This will automatically and seamlessly put all of your files and folders on the wd drive and all of your programs and os on the ssd so you don't have to manage dual drives. Just a tip if you haven't done this before.

i have only installed it in virtual box, but i will definitely write that tip down would u be able to recommend a distro ? mint or ubuntu ? as a host of course

 

[wertciu]

Mint is best if you are coming from windows and want the easiest setup (flash, proprietary dependencies, and codecs all come pre-installed in mint). Ubuntu is best if you want excellent community support or if you are coming from a mac.
Both are very similar (and good) and I am not saying you won't like Ubuntu if you are coming from windows or that mint has bad support, I'm just saying their strong points.

There are obviously others, but as a primary os that you will be using all the time you want one of those two, as they are the best supported, most stable, and easiest to use (fedora is a good one too, but it gets all the bleeding-edge updates as soon as they are released, which can lead to instability sometimes).

 

[captaincharisma]

Mint is best if you are coming from windows and want the easiest setup (flash, proprietary dependencies, and codecs all come pre-installed in mint). Ubuntu is best if you want excellent community support or if you are coming from a mac.
Both are very similar (and good) and I am not saying you won't like Ubuntu if you are coming from windows or that mint has bad support, I'm just saying their strong points.

There are obviously others, but as a primary os that you will be using all the time you want one of those two, as they are the best supported, most stable, and easiest to use (fedora is a good one too, but it gets all the bleeding-edge updates as soon as they are released, which can lead to instability sometimes).

Zorin is a good distro too that looks like windows 10 and is user friendly like mint

 

[wertciu]

Zorin is a good distro too that looks like windows 10 and is user friendly like mint

I do think Zorin is good in theory, however, in execution I have heard that it is less stable than more common distros, and wine doesn't run as well in Zorin as is does in other distros. I have also heard that it is somewhat bloated too.
But I have never used Zorin before, so there is a possibility that what i have heard is incorrect.