Trying to avoid resentment toward Linux
Trying to avoid resentment toward Linux
Consent is confirmed. Kali is intended for penetration testing, not for regular web browsing. If you require specific tools, they are available for download from the repositories.
Based on my trials with my laptop that doesn’t accept Linux, I discovered pop_os is genuinely the most reliable and functional. I’ve never seen it crash, freeze, or behave oddly.
You could consider Pop_os or Ubuntu Mate, as they provided excellent support for Optimus previously.
There is no way to change graphics settings on Optimus in Linux. The official Nvidia driver doesn’t allow real-time switching between Intel and AMD. You can use the open-source bumblebeed, though it may have problems with certain cards.
I attempted it but faced some constraints. Currently, only Turing remains power-efficient in "Optimus" mode, making it largely ineffective for saving energy. The only tests that worked were with glxgears and glxinfo; vkcube failed to load, likely due to a 19.10 update issue, though it still ran on Intel systems. Any Steam game I tried, with or without Proton or OpenGL, operated smoothly.