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I am planning to build a new computer on which I will run Ubuntu Linux. Now, which motherboard and which graphic card has the best support for Linux? I have a NVidia MB which you can get to work in Linux, after some work. And an ATI graphics card which on good days works ok, but doesn't really interact with Ubuntu software systems, so many upgrades causes graphics to just break. Any recommendations on what I should go for when replacing the old computer? /Leif | |||||
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I have always found nvidia plays best with Linux. If you think you might be decoding HD x264 video, get one with vdpau support. Intel chipsets also work pretty well in my experience. | |||
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Intel GMA drivers are open source and fully integrated and supported on linux kernel. Nvidia drivers are propritary (you can find a open source alternative, but, imho, they are less powerful than the officia) but they works fine. ATI has some problems, but the specs are released, alternative support is possible... Even so depending on the final use... Intel chips are not really powerful for a advenced use, nvidia seems to be the best choice. | ||||
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I have historically always had problems with ATI proprietary video drivers in Linux. ATI did not and AMD does not make a serious commitment towards supporting Linux well, and therefore have always had a pretty hacked-together installer that tends to be quite fragile. I've had problems upgrading drivers where the new driver simply doesn't work at all. I've also had problems with acceleration simply not being enabled when starting X-Windows. Both are really quite a pain to fix as well. If you want a good, proprietary driver with acceleration, Nvidia is the way to go, in my opinion. | ||||
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