My plan is to buy an NVMe today, install linux as a dual boot, but use linux as a daily driver, to see if it meets my needs before committing to it.

My main needs are gaming, local AI (stable diffusion and oobabooga), and browser stuff.

I have experience with Mint (recently) and Ubuntu (long ago). Any problems with my plan? Will my OS choice meet my needs?

Thanks!

  • riskable@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    If you’re planning on doing GPU-accelerated AI stuff make sure to use a Linux distribution that your AI tools of choice support. So go look at the installation/HOWTO page for whatever AI tools you’re planning on using and take a look at the installation instructions. If it has instructions for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (the most common one I’ve seen) make sure to use that.

    Anecdote: The AMD GPU “Pro” drivers don’t really work quite right on the latest version of Ubuntu at the moment (well, I couldn’t get them to work) and they’re required for certain types of AI acceleration.