Which distros have you tried? The new nVidia open drivers work so much more better in Linux these days than the fully proprietary ones (still not as good as AMD, but it's pretty decent).

Also there are distros which handle cutting edge hardware much better than others (like Fedora/based or Arch/based), and some are infamous for always lagging behind (Ubuntu/Debian based). Choosing the right distro can make a huge difference to your Linux experience.

This was literally about three months ago on NixOS. The upgrade also toasted the boot from USB linux distros that have smaller and older kernels to reduce file size.

NixOS is pretty niche and getting nVidia to work properly on it is a PITA. I would recommend using CachyOS instead (since you sound like an advanced user), it has excellent nVidia support - you don't need to do anything special to get it going.

“You used the wrong distro” is literally the GO TO answer and to be honest I’m sick of hearing it. You get it from the Linux community no matter how major or popular a distro you use.

Just because something is "major" or "popular" doesn't mean that it's any good. I mean, just look at Windows.

... which is?

That the Linux community is elitist and will treat you like the issues you have are always your fault no matter what. If I used a niche distro, people would tell me I should’ve gone with a more mainstream one. You literally can’t win.

Also if the most major distros are still bad also, then why the heck would anyone switch? lol.

Yes there are some elitist users but what I've stated has nothing to do with elitism, it's just the way things are. Do your research and you can see for yourself how bad Ubuntu is. And you do have a point about niche distros as well.

Unfortunately you can't just dive into Linux blindly by choosing a random distro to run on random hardware, you'll likely not have a good time. You need to do your research and talk to a veteran user first for advice.

I have used Linux on and off for 20 years my friend. I am the veteran user. I’m just capable of seeing it from a newcomers eyes.

Yes and do you really expect a non-tech-savvy newbie to suddenly download and switch to Linux? That's never gonna happen, unless they're the really curious and determined type, the kind who loves to tinker/break/fix.

Therefore it falls upon veterans like us to guide the newbies so they have a smooth transaction and don't fall down the wrong path.

I’m confused, because you’re acting like you disagree with me but the things you’re saying are basically my entire set of points. Linux is unapproachable for newbies, Linux has an elitism problem in the community and therefore I think veterans should guide newbies to have a smooth transition… And also we should make Linux more approachable and reliable.

Telling people “you downloaded the wrong distro” when they download a popular one isn’t helpful, as many others with give contradictory advice - in fact Ubuntu is very often stated as a newbie friendly distro, relatively speaking. Also saying it’s outright “bad” or “terrible” is also hyperbole that they don’t have the context to parse. It’s just super unhelpful and unapproachable as a response to someone to start with “the distro you chose despite being a popular one is wrong because I said so”.

Your words and your actions are at odds with one another.

I re-read my comment chain and I don't see where I've acted in a conflicting way? I started by asking tstrimple which distros they've tried, and stated that some distros are better suited for handling cutting edge hardware, and finally concluded by saying that choosing the right distro makes a huge difference. I don't see what I did wrong here.

But then you suddenly started to pick a fight with me out of the blue, when I was merely trying to point OP in the right direction. So perhaps you're the one who needs to explain why you commented the way you did.

Hmm, I’m sorry, I seem to have confused you with another comment that was insisting Ubuntu was a terrible distro at me. My bad, I’ll delete my comment.

EDIT: I forgot you can’t delete comments past a certain time. I’ll just have to offer my apology.