Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here?

Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here? by lorenzhs on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:00AM (#14098285)

Why are you baffled? It's no secret that Nvidia's linux drivers cause problems and that Intel's tend to be very good.

For the record, I had a really bad time with Nvidia hardware and their drivers on Linux, and the whole Optimus thing that they pushed 5-ish years ago.

Never had a problem with Intel graphics, except that power management (RC6) support in Sandy Bridge chips took a while to mature.

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Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here? by ramy_d on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:06AM (#14098352)

I'm baffled because I had the exact opposite experience and this is really bad advice.

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Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here? by rlpb on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:33AM (#14098658)

Ubuntu developer here. I favor Intel drivers (for non-gaming) for the reasons given. It's certainly much more straightforward driver-wise. And I can recall a number of bugs that impacted Nvidia only, where one cause was that they have proprietary drivers.

> and this is really bad advice

I think that's a huge stretch. Disagree all you like from your own experience, but I believe that the statement "Intel drivers work more smoothly than the proprietary Nvidia drivers" matches the current consensus.

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Re:Where does the Ubuntu Linux desktop go from here? by ramy_d on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:48AM (#14098840)

I don't care. This is bad advice because it's armchair troubleshooting.

Oh you have a problem? Stop doing this thing I don't like.

Yay everyone, we did it.

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