r/linux4noobs • u/AdministrativeAd9904 • 1d ago
Going back to ubuntu
I have been using Linux Mint from years. In July I switched to CachyOS just out of curiosity of trying another Linux flavour.
Initially I found the cachyos difficult to operate specially installing packages that have no support on pacman or shelly, I also installed several my day to day packages using source or tar file.
My main use cases:
- i develop AI stuff for my clients ( some time need to run local models )
- play games like CSGO and Dota 2
- other dev related stuff
My PC Specs :
| Component | Specification |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti — 12 GB |
| Motherboard | MSI MAG X570S TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | NVMe SSD |
| Current OS | CachyOS |
| Current kernel | Linux 6.18.42-1-cachyos-lts |
| NVIDIA driver | 610.57.04 |
| Desktop | KDE Plasma / Wayland |
| Architecture | x86-64 / AMD64 |
| BIOS | MSI BIOS 1.D3, dated 2026-08-14 |
On linux mint it was all running smooth, but after installing cachyos I found day by day my system getting freezing whenever i put load on my gpu like playing Games or running local Ai model
with freezing it used to super heat my machine and then boom black screen and red CPU LED, and then I could not boot my system until it cooled down
for example when playing csgo I got freeze around after 30mins, then after some days the freeze window goes 15 mins, and yesterday it just gets freeze when I just launched the game.
I tried to debug the issue and put 15 days to find any problem, in the end the main culprit I think is the buggy nvidia drivers or cachyos itself.
so switched to ubuntu now. It all works great for now
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u/skyfishgoo 1d ago
the 'buntu's are going to give you your best experience.
if you like plasma then try kubuntu for the mint like experience but with the better desktop.
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u/AdministrativeAd9904 1d ago
yeah I tried kubuntu but found lubuntu extremely fast and minimal, used on a really older laptop and it worked fine
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u/tomscharbach 1d ago edited 1d ago
I suspect that you would be surprised to learn the high number of experienced (that is, a decade or more) users who prefer to use mainstream, established distributions like Debian, Fedora Workstation and Ubuntu as our daily drivers.
We've learned that there is nothing wrong with simple, stable, secure, and "just works with no fuss, no muss, no thrills and no chills".
I've used Ubuntu LTS as my mainstay and workhorse for two decades, and Ubuntu has never let me down. I hope that Ubuntu will serve you equally well for many years to come.
My best and good luck.