Nobara Linux

Long-term owners

it's been a smoother experience than Windows was the previous 5 years

Jan 2026 · comment

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The 32 most detailed of 33 comments. Each links to the original.

1. Switched to Nobara after getting fed up with one too many Windows bugs. Been a really pleasant experience to be honest

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2. It was a smooth experience from the start, no issues installing it, drivers worked out-of-the-box

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3. I've been gaming with a 1660 on Nobara OS for the past 3 months w/o issue.

   Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”

4. Try any gaming focused Linux distributions and you can already have this.

   Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Steam Machine”

5. It was more than smooth: Nvidia 5090 with no hitch except a new driver

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6. Drivers are preinstalled. You literally sign into steam and hit play.

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7. it's been a smoother experience than Windows was the previous 5 years

   Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop”

8. some distros (e.g. Nobara, Bazzite) just straight-up ship the driver

   Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable”

9. how Nobara has a system to auto-apply fixes for common problems

   Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable”

10. Nobara is amazing (ndivia 5000 series drivers out of the box)

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11. When I plugged it into my Nobara(Fedora) PC it just worked

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12. SteamOS or Nobara for the white glove premium experience.

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux”

13. still 99% there already so no need to wait for SteamOS

    Recommends · Jun 2026 · in “Steam Machine”

14. I installed Nobara and have been really happy with it.

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15. Nobara just works and doesn't need any attention.

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16. For me, on Nobara, it's been working flawlessly.

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Steam on Linux Use Skyrocketed Above 5% in March”

17. I've not run into any issues the past weeks.

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18. I haven't ran into issues with Nobara

    Recommends · Sep 2026 · in “Ubisoft's FOR HONOR will block SteamOS / Linux players starting September 10”

19. I use Nobaro and its pretty great!

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable”

20. Both work fine with nVidia cards.

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21. has solved a lot of these issues

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable”

22. for gamers there's Nobara

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23. I'm writing this on a Nobara install right now, because my entire goal is to eradicate Windows from my life

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24. Nvidia and Linux always seem to be at odds but that has gotten a lot better with some distros.

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25. which was another one of the best decisions that I made as it opened me up to the terminal

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26. I have heard that CachyOS (Arch) and Nobara (Fedora) are two other decent options

    Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “Bazzite Post-Mortem”

27. I loved linux so much and it felt really customizable as compared to windows

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28. Nobara(normal mutable distro) - both are based on Fedora with KDE.

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29. I've heard good things about Nobara

    Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “Bazzite Post-Mortem”

30. all 3 are doing very good work

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31. So I'm using Nobara instead.

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32. It's also maintained by one guy.

    Criticizes · Nov 2025 · in “Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable”