Garuda Linux Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Linux hit over 3% desktop user share according to Statcounter

  I'd suggest trying Nobara and/or Garuda - both are absolutely easymode to install from a USB stick, and are specifically configured for gaming, but have a pretty different look and feel. Nobara is a very plain, kind of old fashioned, plain feeling UI (it rather reminds me of Windows 2000 in some ways, although it's much more advanced of course) while Garuda showcases just how fancy your desktop can look. Source: 10 months ago

• Reviving an old machine for gaming

  Garuda (Arch based, use a Desktop environment with small memory prints like XFCE or lxqt). Source: 10 months ago

• Please Help me for my search

  Personally, I feel like rolling release distros 'should' include a properly configured (GRUB-)Btrfs+Timeshit/Snapper by default. This will enable the user to rollback to a working system whenever a breakage occurs; even from the GRUB-menu. As the 'unadulterated' Arch is a blank slate upon which you 'should' tinker to your heart's content, it doesn't do this by default. However, you're highly encouraged to set it... Source: 11 months ago

• Is artix a good alternative to manjaro

  Personal recommendation would be Garuda Linux. Like Manjaro it is 'opinionated'; sets up (GRUB-)Btrfs+Timeshift/Snapper, comes with a bunch of very useful GUI-tools etc. Source: 11 months ago

• If you have a plan to use the galaxybook with linux, you don't have to buy Galaxybook.

  Yes... Most Linux Distro's the sound doesn't work... Garuda Linux is the only one I found that everything works. Source: 11 months ago

• What is better for gaming? A stable OS or one that is always up to the latest improvements?

  If you like to have access to at least a 'safety-net' of sorts, then consider setting up (GRUB-)Btrfs+Timeshift/Snapper or pick a distro that has it set up for you (like Siduction, Garuda Linux or openSUSE Tumbleweed). Source: 11 months ago

• Distro for general use, light gaming and 3D modelling

  Arch: "The wet-dream of the minimalist and/or tinkerer". Huge community. Best documentation. Expects the user to be knowledgeable or at least (very) eager to learn. Tends to be less stable\1]) than the other two, though in general the user is to blame. 'Derivatives' like EndeavourOS and Garuda Linux do a decent job at offering 'relatively' easy installers (even for Nvidia drivers). Source: 11 months ago

• I want to get started with a Linux dayli driver.

  Unfortunately Manjaro's trackrecord leaves a lot to be desired. Is there any particular reason why you'd recommend it over the likes of EndeavourOS or Garuda Linux? I am genuinely curious, btw*. Source: 11 months ago

• Best linux distro to replace for basic software use (Cura, davinci resolve), gaming, and browsing?

  However, you might instead prefer a 'head start' by using a 'derivative' that already has done (some of) the work for you. Note that this comes at the cost of support, stability and polish. If you're still interested, then perhaps consider one of the following 'gaming-distros': Garuda Linux, Nobara, Regata OS and PikaOS (which is the odd one out for being based on Ubuntu). Source: 11 months ago

• Linux on a 360 model?

  Garuda Linux works well on my 1st gen 360 pro. Source: 12 months ago

• Distro for AMD Laptop. Current candidates: EndeavourOS, OpenSuse TW, Fedora, GarudaOS

  But..., if you want to try out an Arch-based distro, then my personal recommendation would be Garuda Linux. I'm aware that it's generally advertised as a distro for gamers, but beyond that it's (to my knowledge) the biggest Arch-based distro with (Grub-)Btrfs+Timeshift/Snapper enabled out of the box. Which is a huge plus for its stability. Source: 11 months ago

• Wanting to ditch windows 10 in favor of linux

  I recommend using Ventoy, and drag in the top general distro (Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Zorin, Manjaro) and the top distro for gaming (Nobara, PopOS, Garuda). If you want to have a user experience similar to SteamOS Desktop Mode, use the KDE version of the distro (Kubuntu, Nobara KDE, Manjaro KDE, Garuda Dragonfire). Source: 12 months ago

• KDE distro for gaming laptop

  I use https://garudalinux.org/ for this. Install the regular version, not the gaming version (it just has some extra packages but some people are reporting issues with that iso). Source: 12 months ago

• Best Gaming Distro?

  Distros that are advertised as gaming distros\1]) (in alphabetical order): CachyOS, Garuda Linux, Nobara, PikaOS, Regata OS. Source: 12 months ago

• Best distro for a gaming laptop, that also is good for dualbooting and running opensource FEM software?

  I recently picked up a new developer + light gaming laptop and have been disto hopping (and kernel hopping) quite a bit the last few weeks. I ended up sticking with https://garudalinux.org/ just based on smoothness of desktop and those extra few frames per second in gaming benchmarks. Source: 12 months ago

• which is better reborn os or cachy os

  If you just want access to gaming related optimizations/tweaks out-of-the-box, perhaps consider Garuda Linux. Source: 12 months ago

• Nobara is letting me down lately.

  I would put (in alphabetical order) CachyOS, Garuda Linux, PikaOS and Regata OS in the same ballpark as Nobara. Perhaps you should take a look at them and see which one of these you'd prefer. Source: 12 months ago

• Linux "beginner" in search of a Linux distro

  I tried so many Fedora, Linux mint, Ubuntu, Manjaro, Debian, Arch Linux, Opensuse Tumbleweed . And so on actually pretty much everything off Distro watch, YouTube , and any others I head about. And I found something I liked by each version. I'm kind thinking sticking with Manjaro, tumbleweed, Linux mint, Ubuntu, or Fedora. So honestly I can give opinions on each distribution. But you want a Kde plasma. A lot of... Source: 12 months ago

• Thinking about switching to Linux from Win

  Other than that, I'd say try surfing some different Desktop Environments on youtube and see what floats your aesthetic boat, and pick distro based on that; but if we're talking strictly gaming distros the three that comes to mind are Nobara Project ,Garuda Linux and PikaOS. Source: about 1 year ago

• Should I Switch Linux Distributions? A Guide...

  A good example: When Garuda Linux (https://garudalinux.org/) first started gaining traction, many people were excited by its new look and wanted to switch to it. Source: about 1 year ago

• Is there a (paid?) Linux Distribution that‘s an alternative to Windows 11?

  Test drive Linux to see for yourself how your games run. Get a USB thumb drive, write a flavor of Linux onto it, boot it up, open Steam, and see for yourself what works. Source: about 1 year ago