Hi, new here! Just bought a used TP c13 w/ Ryzen 5 and am very hyped to install a lightweight linux distro on it (I’ve installed linux on CBs before).
Are there any distros better than other for the AMD processor and videocard? I’ve run various distros, with Kubuntu on my desktop, but thinking of Nobara or Bazzite maybe, since I only plan to browse and game on it.
Any other tips or suggestions?
Do not use anything immutable like bazzite. There is a list of recommended distros on the docs.
OK, thanks. I didn’t know much about it yet. New here and wasn’t aware of the docs, I’ll check them out now. Thanks!
Btw, would you have a rec?
Seems like you like fedora-based distros, which will work just fine as long as they aren’t immutable.
I’m actually more debian-based, only recently trying Nobara on a windows laptop. I like it and it’s worked for me, but I’m more familiar with debian. Fedora-based does seem like what people recommend most, though, so I’m not sure why way to go.
dnf and apt have a very similar syntax, so using fedora should be relatively easy.
I’d recommend Fedora or Nobara for an install here. If you wanted to go the Debian route, I’d recommend Debian Testing as I’ve heard it has more up to date packages.
I appreciate the suggestions. I actually tried Nobara first, but had some problems that weren’t easily fixable - don’t recall which - and ended up with Cachy. I’m liking it quite a bit. Still haven’t figured out keyboard backlighting and screen rotation, but haven’t tried since they’re not pressing.