I am a Linux beginner so i could be wrong, but I believe Linux is very plug and play and has drivers already integrated. At least I don’t remember downloading any when I set it up. I am personally using Linux Mint Cinnamon with a GTX 1060. In Mint there is a Driver Manager preinstalled which let’s you pick a few nvidia drivers and an open source alternative, so it’s very beginner friendly :)
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do I have to use the onboard graphics till i get everything installed?
To that I can confidentially say no: because I have no onboard graphics and always had video output ^^
I am a Linux beginner so i could be wrong, but I believe Linux is very plug and play and has drivers already integrated. At least I don’t remember downloading any when I set it up. I am personally using Linux Mint Cinnamon with a GTX 1060. In Mint there is a Driver Manager preinstalled which let’s you pick a few nvidia drivers and an open source alternative, so it’s very beginner friendly :)
screen capture Driver Manager
To that I can confidentially say no: because I have no onboard graphics and always had video output ^^
Thanks :). Guess I know what I’ll be doing this weekend.