Hi,
some years ago I ran and used an Ubuntu install that nearly made it to become my primary operating system instead of Windows. Back then I was gaming a lot but this has been reduced due to personal reasons. I still do some gaming, though (mostly games that are available for Linux anyway).
I decided to give it another try in March with Ubuntu 15.10, my plan was to upgrade to the upcoming LTS version and leave it at that since I do not want to figgle around too much since my time is limited. Since I own an AMD R9 280X I was bitten by the well-known flgrx decision, so my 15.10 installation was removed again. I follow the Linux use regularly since then with an eye on the graphics section. I still would like to return to Linux or Ubuntu more specifically, but I do need an effort-free, stable OS without too much change as a developing platform. Still, I want to do some gaming.
So, what are my options? I have to admit that I read a lot about LLVM, mesa, this and that...without fully understanding their relation to each other. I take it that with the current kernel included in Ubuntu 16.04.01, I would miss every necessary improvement / progress that has been made to get my graphics adapter running in a way necessary for gaming. Am I correct? Even building a mainline kernel and adding ppas etc. would have consequences to my hopefully stable development platform. Setting up a dual-boot with a more up-to-date distribution? Mmh, still a bit of a hassle...any ideas or suggestions? Do I miss some obvious, golden option?
some years ago I ran and used an Ubuntu install that nearly made it to become my primary operating system instead of Windows. Back then I was gaming a lot but this has been reduced due to personal reasons. I still do some gaming, though (mostly games that are available for Linux anyway).
I decided to give it another try in March with Ubuntu 15.10, my plan was to upgrade to the upcoming LTS version and leave it at that since I do not want to figgle around too much since my time is limited. Since I own an AMD R9 280X I was bitten by the well-known flgrx decision, so my 15.10 installation was removed again. I follow the Linux use regularly since then with an eye on the graphics section. I still would like to return to Linux or Ubuntu more specifically, but I do need an effort-free, stable OS without too much change as a developing platform. Still, I want to do some gaming.
So, what are my options? I have to admit that I read a lot about LLVM, mesa, this and that...without fully understanding their relation to each other. I take it that with the current kernel included in Ubuntu 16.04.01, I would miss every necessary improvement / progress that has been made to get my graphics adapter running in a way necessary for gaming. Am I correct? Even building a mainline kernel and adding ppas etc. would have consequences to my hopefully stable development platform. Setting up a dual-boot with a more up-to-date distribution? Mmh, still a bit of a hassle...any ideas or suggestions? Do I miss some obvious, golden option?
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