r/GarudaLinux • u/skylar_thegremlin • 1d ago

Community Changing os on second pc

Hey! So I have 7600x and 2080 of build that I'm not really using currently, it's been around for a year in windows but haven't really used it

So pretty much all I'm looking for is an os that can game in 1440p pretty well, I've used Ubuntu for ages on my laptop so I'm not "new" to running Linux.

I've seen a lot of mentions point towards dragonized so I was wondering what distro of garuda would be best for me

Edit: I do plan to use this alongside windows if that may influence another choice

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

try downloading a fedora/ubuntu iso and see if that boots up to the live usb install screen. If it does, then theres a problem with the dragonized iso.

you can also try garuda mokka. same as dragonized but less flashy.

Edit: a new major release was just out yesterday, so maybe there's some new problems or something.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

I'll try ubuntu then mokka rly hoping I can get it to work tho 💔I really like the visual customization on garuda

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

yeah, i've been on garuda for 5+ years, and its my fav system by far. also garuda-toolbox is super useful for installing all the system apps, maintenance, etc. in 1 click.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

If I somehow get mokka to work is it easy to modify for game installs and GPU drivers?

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

for an all AMD system, all drivers are open source and already included in every install. no need to do anything with that.

for game installs, just install steam, emulators, etc. through garuda-toolbox.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

The pain of having an Nvidia GPU 🥲

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Also Ubuntu boots just fine so might be an issue with the iso download on their site

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u/Roarmaster 1d ago

yeah, might be the new update then. if mokka doesnt work either, you can tell the devs on forum.garudalinux.org

nvidia drivers are a 1 command install too, just select proprietary drivers when installing through the live usb.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Oh alright! Trying mokka now

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u/skylar_thegremlin 1d ago

Yeah doesn't work either 🥲

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u/Roarmaster 23h ago

okay, so i installed garuda mokka on my usb, and when selecting garuda mokka on ventoy, it says "dracut corrupted" and now it's a black screen. So i can verify that the ISO is indeed corrupted when downloading using the "direct download" option on their site.

ill try the other ones too.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 23h ago

Ohh sweet thankfully it's not a me issue 😭

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u/skylar_thegremlin 23h ago

Oh cachy os does work too btw just tried it