Techno, Intuisi Blog – Nobara Linux recently launched a brand new version of the operating system (version 40) and is at a distinct position in the Linux scene because it’s among the very few distributions focused on all kinds of users… and even gaming. Nobara is an altered variant of Fedora Linux that has an additional layer of user-friendly.
The new version of Fedora comes with all of the essential private software, meaning that “point-and-click” users don’t have to be concerned about installing items such as multimedia codecs, software required for streaming or modifying the OS for better gaming. Nobara includes all that in a stunning desktop operating system, which would be an ideal home for Windows 11 users.
Nobara Linux Information
Something to bear to keep in mind is Nobara isn’t an official spin-off of Fedora. While Nobara utilizes Fedora packages, codes, and repositories Linux distribution is entirely independently.
Then, how is it that Nobara altered from Fedora? Here’s a good example:
- Kernel patched by diverse patches (such as Zen, OpenRGB, amdgpu for pre-polaris cards Steam Deck support and more.)
- QSG_RENDER_LOOP=”basic” set for Nvidia cards (to fix Wayland freezes)
- The most recent mesa release version is that supports AMD/Intel Desktop/GL driver
- Glibc patched, with clone3 disabled.
- The maximum number of parallel downloads for dnf reached six
- Gamescope, Goverlay as well as mangohud and VKbasalt are frequently updated
- Nvidia GPU detection and driver automatic installation
- SDL2 patched to correct Nvidia frame rate problem
- Installation of the codec Post-OS-install
There’s quite a number of updates that encompass an array of enhancements. The complete listing of the changes on Nobara project’s site.
Even though Nobara seems to focus on gamers, they’re certainly not the only ones who could find themselves at home in this environment. If you’re in need of being efficient, then there’s LibreOffice as well as InkScape. To browse the web, you can use Firefox. To play games, you can use Steam, Wine, ProtonPlus, Lutris, Host Remote Play and Goverlay.
As for desktop environments, Nobara offers five different versions:
- Official – A custom version of the Plasma Desktop
- GNOME is a cleaner version of GNOME.
- KDE is a fresh Version of Plasma Desktop
- Steam-HTPC, which is customized to look and feel similar to Steam Deck (for Home Theatre PCs)
- Steam-Handheld is a handheld device that can be customized to feel as Steam Deck (built for handheld devices)
We tried the official version to check out the changes made by the developers on Plasma Desktop, and (no surprise there) they chose a dark design. After installing, we launched the Steam application, signed in and were able to begin playing games without even any delay. The app took a while to finish the application (lots of downloads running in the background) So even if Steam appears to be doing nothing other than spinning its wheels metaphorically wait until it has completed the download and install.
