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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Do I actually need to do anything to go from GeForce to Radeon? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My GTX-1080 is getting a little long in the tooth, I'm thinking of going all AMD on my Linux Mint gaming rig here, but...is there anything I need to do or install or uninstall to switch to an AMD card from an Nvidia one?

I've never done this before on a Linux system; I've got my Intel/Radeon laptop, and my Ryzen/GeForce desktop and that's most of my Linux experience.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought that as long as the kernel is new enough, the Radeon driver should already be in the kernel

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yes, it works this way. An additional driver is not needed for AMD.