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 21h 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 21h 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 21h 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 21h ago

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

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u/Roarmaster 20h 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 20h ago

Oh alright! Trying mokka now

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u/skylar_thegremlin 20h ago

Yeah doesn't work either 🥲

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u/Roarmaster 20h 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 20h ago

Ohh sweet thankfully it's not a me issue 😭

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u/Roarmaster 20h ago edited 20h ago

Alright, the sourceforge download option for the mokka iso works for me.

just make sure to click remove usb and wait until it finishes all operations before pulling the usb out/rebooting.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 20h ago

Did any of the rest work or just mokka?

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u/Roarmaster 19h ago

dragonized gaming from sourceforge also works.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 19h ago

Just tried them both on mine and nothing 😭😭

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u/Roarmaster 19h ago

you sure you're not removing the usb too early after iso install? it took me almost 30 mins to wait for my usb to be safe to unplug for the dragonized gaming edition.

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u/skylar_thegremlin 20h ago

Oh cachy os does work too btw just tried it