Nobara Linux: Modified Fedora for Creators & Gamers
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Nobara Linux review, including installation, post-install options, and demos running OBS Studio and DaVinci Resolve. You can find out more about Nobara and download an ISO from: nobaraproject.org/
DaVinci Resolve is available from:
www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
My previous review of the Fedora Linux distro (on which Nobara is based) is here:
• Fedora 36: Leading Edg...
And my recent review of DaVinci Resolve 18 is here:
• DaVinci Resolve 18: Th...
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:52 The Nobara Project
04:08 Installation & Post Install
09:12 UI & Apps
14:11 DaVinci Resolve
17:54 Wrap
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Big ups to you Chris for discovering and sharing these obscure distros. It really elevates the efforts done by open source and or “freelancers”.
Stem saam 👌
I had to lookup this "GloriousEggroll" freelancer. He is no slouch on the official RHEL team. Among devs he would most certainly be top tier. I will wait until he releases Nobara 37 to get the better Gnome.
@@kwpctek9190 I know him for his custom releases of Proton, which is Valve's way to package WINE for Steam. When I heard about Nobara and that it was made by him, I knew it would be promising.
Thanks to the ever-growing community and developers. Linux really got some serious progression these years. I still remember the only game I could play on Linux was "moon buggy", which runs in a terminal console, using ASCII letters to simulate a moon buggy avoiding craters.
i somewhat envy people unfamiliar with fascination and addiction of traditional roguelikes (most which, indeed, run on ASCII to this day, but not exclusively - there's now also optional or default tiles or even 3D). gamers and devs communities, and % of free and open source games in the genre amazes me. there's something truly special in the formula of making games that would be challenging, unpredictable and interesting to the gamemakers themselves.
I find Linux fascinating and this hobbyist distro is certainly impressive. I appreciate the gaming community’s growing interest in Linux. Looking forward to your next video.
Greeting Perry. :)
@@ExplainingComputers Greetings to you also! :)
Few notes for new Linux users giving this a try.....
AMD gamer's, do NOT install the "Pro Drivers" ( For Resolve only ).
Users with multi monitors using different refresh rates should use "Wayland" ( desktop display server ).
NVIDIA users with multi monitors using different refresh rates should use the GNOME edition.
Nobara, apparently, also supports the Steam Deck.
Great video Chris as always.
Thanks for sharing this. :)
Hi, sorry for bothering you, but what exactly do you mean by "Pro Drivers" on AMD? I'm aiming to build a Full AMD PC for gaming and using DaVinci Resolve, got a bit confused about it..
Watch in 480p for proper late 90's vibes
Nice. :)
I've decided today that I'm done with Windows after my PC froze and crashed in the middle of what I was playing because it wanted to run and update. I'm so tired of not having any agency over my PC. I threw Nobara onto a VM for a test drive earlier today and I'm pretty happy with it so far. After watching this, I'm pretty set on making Nobara my daily driver.
How did you find it? I used nobara for 9 months and I'm legitimately considering coming back
There's a little program called Wub, or Windows Update Blocker, with a simple UI that entirely prevents situations like this. It does exactly what it says on the tin and only that. No more getting sent to the purple screen without your consent!
@@savagej4y241 I am sorry to say it, but, that is still not a solution for the greater problem, the problem is the FORCED update, the issue is crashing because of said FORCED update, the main issue is being FORCED, hence the capitalised text, and, windows "ASSUMPTION" of operating hours, as if all desktops are used by business's exclusively.... This is one of the many reasons why I am slowly weening myself of windows dependant programs, I am finding either alternatives to those I used on windows for use on linux and if there is none then I am simply going to make do without, taking into account the further spyware being introduced (CoPilot and Recall, which at some point WILL become mandatory), then this all becomes a no brainer. By the end of this month June 2024 I will no longer be using windows for my personal computing needs.....
In my opinion, Nobara Official is just what every Linux should be like by default.
Swapped to Nobara (Gnome) a few months ago - so far, so good. No glitches, no breakages, all the games (not too many) work just fine. Super happy with it so far. Haven't used Windows in months.
this is the way
this is the way
Linux users are like people in sobriety it's been a 6-month scene. I used windows because shit doesn't work😂.
After trying manjaro for bit I gave up on Linux some updates in 2019 kept destroying my os, but will give this one a try.
Really pleased to see people develop Linux flavours specifically for the gaming community. When Windows 10 is no longer supported, it is good to know that Steam users have an alternative.
Windows10 alternative is Windows11 stimulating you to upgrade your hardware. On the other hand mostly 11gen Intel CPUs is sorta "outdated" now in front of monsters having 2 digesting systems of P and E cores.
@@ran2wild370 Wee11 is not an alternative to anything else than a legit suicide.
@@ran2wild370Windows 11 is awful and now Microsoft want to implement even more spyware and security vulnerabilities with their "Recall" system.
I've been avoiding it for years but I'll finally make the leap to some sort of Linux setup. But there's a lot to learn.
@@ens0246 Yea now that microsoft has given us the finger to the last bit of privacy we have im moving to linux. ill deal with any compatibility frustrations over keeping microsoft.
I'm using Nobara KDE as my daily driver. Pretty stable experience, specially after I switched to AMD. But even with Nvidia I got the best linux experience.
I am extremely happy to finally running across a system that had creators in mind allowing for DaVinci Resolve being flawlessly installed and even on AMD which is my config. And thank you so much running us through the process of not only installing the system but also through the Resolve install process! And all that done through a cool british tongue 😉 and just an overall great way of explaining everything. Keep it up!
Thank you for not playing a single game on the gaming distro
Nice one Chris, thank you for still bringing up Linux distros ☺
I'm using Nobara as my daily driver and its really good !! Gaming performance is great , the UI is nice to use and everything I regularly use works great 😁👍
Love these little distros might give this a go over the Christmas break
Really exciting to see you cover Nobara! I have this as my Linux gaming OS. Interesting to hear your review from a content creator perspective! Didn't see you could install Davinci Resolve before, that's great news. Looks like the installer UX has really improved over the last few months.
Thanks for straightening out the Gnome's typing away furiously at their keyboards. Sometimes they hide under a dark bridge like trolls.
Thanks Chris!
Another fantasticly well done review of a Linux distro. I hadn't seen nebaro, this is very interesting, for sure.
Just a smashing delight 👍 Thank you EC!
Didn't know much about Nobara.
With much appreciation.
Glad to see you setting the record straight on GNOME pronunciation!
Thanks, Chris! I really like this type of videos. It’s reassuring to know that there are so many excellent potential alternatives to Windows for when one feels the need to make the (final) switch to Linux.
The decision doesnt need to be final. Don't limit yourself. Thats what freedom is all about. 😉
Thanks for covering this distro! I keep hearing about it from time to time and it looks like if it stays actively maintained that it may become the "go to" distro for gamers and content creators. I'm not ready to jump over to it myself yet, but I'm hoping it grows and matures from a hobby distro to a production one. The base they've built for gamers and content creators is very impressive and I'd like to see it continue.
In that regard, there is Pop!_OS for you. Much larger, more mature and with serious tech/personell/finance behind it 💪
@@ArniesTech My System76 laptop is already running Pop!_OS. I'm looking forward to seeing what they come with for their new DE they're working on in Rust. XD
My main PC (AMD CPU and GPU) at home runs Manjaro, though I have considered switching back to Fedora for the first time nearly 20 years, I haven't had a need yet to do so.
Looks like a really nice polished distro, Great vid Chris.
Each one of these Linux videos helps me decide to make the switch soon.
The history of Linux is a bit like a tiny Column Cactus one gets from auntie after moving out from once parents. Years and decades go by; and it grows and grows silently but steadily until one realised that the thing had reached the ceiling and occupies half the window 😉 The last 20 years have been quite a journey! Kudos to the community and thanks for all the long nights!💐
nah, one usually forgets to water it and care for it and it dries dead after a while ;-)
@@cokeforever Well, mine is now more than 40 years old! However the fact that it is a lucky member of the drought tolerant species Euphorbia Trigona might or might not have something to do with that...
wtf
Thanks Chris! I have no intention of trying the Nobara distro, but I always enjoy your videos. Yours is the familiar and friendly voice of an exceptionally fine guide to technology! Cheers from Canada!
Greetings from the UK! :)
Thank you for this video. It is quite nice to learn about this Linux distro and all of its advantages.
Thanks for another great video Chris. I had the same thought about windows 3.1 (I'm old enough to remember dos and when we began to be able to config putting memory high to speed things up). It looks like a great distro, well thought out and user friendly. However, I'm not really a gamer or into video editing. Being a maths geek I needed a pc that could handle massive spreadsheets for work but that's all (retired now so not so important). Keep up the good work
Hehehe, I love hearing stories from PC OGs. Having those math tools+PC skills in your back pocket opens up many doors.
@@andrekz9138 The global company I started working for when I was in uni at the end of the 90's created a pisition for me once I finished my maths, stats and computer science degree. It shows being a geek in different subject pays. It helped me retire early
I like seeing what new ideas are entering the Linux world. I moved from Manjaro (first venture into Linux) to Fedora workstation and silver blue on my bare metal because security and stability are my main concerns. It has a large community backing and enhancing it. This distro and the many others are important as well though. They experiment and some of those experiments will further Linux as a whole. Keep up the great work.
I really do love Nobara. It takes the great aspects of Fedora and makes everything so much more usable and optimized out-of-the-box. I recently covered it in a video of my own.
Nobara reminds of Manjaro. In similar tweaks already done, and things needed for gamers easy to install; even down to OnlyOffice being pre-installed instead of Libreoffice.
Perfect review.
Thank you for the review of this great distro kind sir.
Thanks for covering this
Very nice. Love the custom gnome desktop, similar to zorin, but with a ton of customization options.
Intriguing. I’ve been daily driving Pop OS for the last few years, on my tower and Pi 400. But I might need to give this flavour a go now.
Another excellent overview video, bordering on a walkthrough. Could you do a follow up exploring the gaming capabilities please?
never heard about nobara before. but this video made me curious. I will check that distro very soon. thanx Christopher!
Loved it! Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome!
GNOME: It's got nothing to do with small creatures you might find in your garden 😅👍
They seem dead, the Nome Health Service has abandoned them
@@nonoyorbusness Poor gnomes. :(
@@Praxibetel-Ix
I Gnow.
I'm going to put a distro DVD in my garden, and....
@@Reziac Starting a DVD garden, huh? Better to start now for a bountiful harvest in the spring. 😅
Love your work sir. You always have my respect.
I appreciate that. :)
So rare to see distros with "new" features like this pop up. Looks like this one will swiftly trend up given it provides a shortcut to getting set up. Otherwise even someone with a good amount of knowledge can still spend hours setting up all the software that is included here. I hadn't heard of it, but will keep it in mind. Looks nice, too.
I totally agree with you. A lot of what is important here may be the impact on other distros.
so happy i found this channel.
Greetings! :)
I liked your mint Vanessa review and it helped me to switch to Linux finally, thanks a lot! Have a great week ahead!
Great to hear!
Great Video Chris!
I showed this video to a gamer that likes Linux. He's going to give Nobara it a try!
Thanks Again!
I wish him the best of luck! :)
Always great information! Gracias
Outstanding video. BRAVO!
Thanks! :)
Thanks for bringing this to our attention !
Very interesting, it's a great way to introduce more people to Linux and or fedora, which may be off-putting as a first distro, but is one of the most solid distros everyone should use or at least try
As always, another great find from Chris :) I was so curious, that installed it on my Lenovo Thinkpad E531. A little bit of tinkering to get the wireless card to work (nothing much) and it's "rockin' and rollin". Going to have it running for a while for some tests, but so far so good :)
Greetings on this snowy Sunday morning! Interesting distro. Love the ability to natively make numerous tweaks to the system. Stay well sir!
Greetings. I do not like the current cold snap.
@@ExplainingComputers I agree with you but we rather expect it in the Northeastern US. Would prefer a slightly more stable environment. That comment can be taken any number of ways. 😁
@@ExplainingComputers LOL, nothing compared to winter here in the Northern Wastes across the pond! Stay warm!!
Thank you. For yourself and for your channel
Very nice distro, great informative video.
Thanks for another great video.😎
Thanks Steve. :)
Oh nice a Nobara Linux just in time thanks Chris you're the best
Thanks. :)
I am so excited that I am downloading that distro RIGHT NOW! 😃 I am currently using Debian on my home desktop and I use GNOME as my desktop environment. As a gamer, this is going to be awesome for me. I have never heard of Nabora Linux until today.
Now this comment goes to UA-cam instead of ExplainingComputers: Thank you UA-cam for recommending me this video! Nice to see you recommending me this video for a change instead of recommending a bunch of football crap and a bunch of music mixes that I do not want on the UA-cam home page.
Okay... As I have an NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti and I want to use a magnifier built right into GNOME, I have had a hard time trying out Nobara Linux. When I activate the GNOME Magnifier, the desktop is very sluggish. Deactivate the magnifier and everything returns to normal. I will have to rewatch the video to figure out how to change the layout of the desktop as it's very promising, but until then, I'll stick with Debian that runs a GNOME desktop. Another issue I had is that GNOME did log me out once when I was trying out the live demo. And sometimes the screen will just go black on me.
(Oh, never mind. Changing layouts can be found in the ArcMenu Settings. Thanks.)
If I go with AMD GPU, things would have been a whole lot smoother for me, but I wanted an NVIDIA GPU for use with Blender rendering.
I'm running at a resolution of 3840x2160 at 60Hz.
Update: Looking over the video, I noticed that you video shows an Anaconda installer while I had the Calameres version. I prefer the Anaconda installer, but then, to each their own. I downloaded the December 5th version of the ISO.
Update 2: I wonder if I can get the 11-08 version of the ISO...
@@faraz7083 I suggest you try out Nobara. If you have an NVIDIA GPU, it's going to ask you if you want to install NVIDIA drivers, so no need to worry about using the command line.
Wow! This looks like a very exciting operating system!
Very exciting....indeed!
I didn't see the sys reqs on the Nobara page, but nice distro overview dude, thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Sys reqs should be identical to Fedora with GNOME.
Lovely Chris, a really insightful video on a distro I have heard a lot of chatter about
Great video! Good overview and explanation of the distro. I use Ubuntu but I think I’ll try Nobara for a new experience.
I just made the switch from 40 years of MS Windows to Mint and trying out Nobara as I do make gaming content for YT. This was an excellent video!! Subbed!! Respect from a fellow IT guy!
Thanks for watching. :)
Good video Chris! Thank you for sharing it with us!💖👍😎JP
No problem 👍
I really like how you kinda "sing" the end of your videoooooo XD (Yes, I've pressed that like buttonnnn)
For a “hobby” distro, this OS presents itself, at your hand, with the look and feel of a very well-thought out and polished operating system. Seemingly, worth a concerted spin; though, your caveat of a single and agreed; “very talented”, author gives me pause as to how much time to invest in such a hybrid, that’s dependent on the impulses of an individual creator. …he could conceivably decide to join a monastery in Tibet, to commune with the Great Mandala of Operating Systems, who knows...
Always inspiring, Thanks!!!
It's a very nice distro. For someone looking to dive into Fedora, it does a lot of initial heavy lifting. I was using it for quite a while as my main workstation, and everything worked great. I find this comparable to Pop OS, but for Fedora users as far as user experience. I'm so used to XCFE, I had switched from it recently to official 37 spin. However, well worth it to use Nobara! Just worked for about everything I needed it to out of the box after installing the recommendations from the welcome application.
I will say, it isn't too difficult to get a similar experience from official Fedora. Albeit, a handful of inital steps (like nvidia drivers / etc). I just say this, because some may be interested in running something different than Gnome/KDE.
Thanks for sharing! (:
This is great Christopher! I haven't heard of it but if it runs DaVinci I'M !
A Linux-centric video from Explaining Computers is always an occasion!
Thanks as always Chris. I'm building a fresh system using the current Nobara to see where things stand with the other professional tools like Nuke, Maya, Lightworks, and Houdini. It would be great if Paul could take up the challenge for turning Nobara into the VFX Reference Platform to solve the issue with the CentOS 8 shift to Stream.
Had to reach out to Paul - either the installer doesn't like NVLINKed A6000 cards or Epyc processors. The image boots and launches, but then stays dark. Fingers crossed.
Chris, many, many thanks! This video got me poking around in Steam, and I have successfully played the Sims 4, Skyrim, Dead Space, Half-Life 2, as well as (even MORE retro) games like Shadow Warrior and Doom on my little Latitude E5450 running Ubuntu 22.04. Can't wait to try Nobara, but Linux gaming with Steam and Proton looks promising indeed.
Now this sounds like a great result! :) I get the impression that you are going to be playing a lot of games in Linux.
An interesting video, as always. The only game I ever played in Linux was a penguin sliding down a snowy slope, but this modified version of Fedora might tempt me to try more modern games, when I get some free time.
@@ihateemael It’s probably longer than that since I played it. I tried Linux around 20 years ago, when it was less evolved than it is today. I didn’t quite get to grips with it , and reverted to Windows. A few years later I tried again with a dual boot setup, which resulted in a corrupted hard drive, so I quit again. 2023 will be the year I make a more serious effort.
Some of the first Linux games I played were gl-billiards, neverball, and neverputt. Fun memories.
@@ihateemael Thanks.
As someone who are kinda traumatized with how hard Linux can be for new users, im excited for this distro. Finally a distro that seems easy, looks great and have the regular user in mind. Props to the dev for doing this he is doing a lot for the popularization of Linux by building this.
Looks good. I've never tried a Fedora based distro for some reason, will give it a go.
I'm using it right now, migrating from Linux mint. Loving it so far ...
:)
I won't lie, I clicked on the video just for the chance to hear you say Glorious Eggroll
I was not disappointed, and very much enjoyed the rest of the video. I have an old 750 Ti that might work well as a little low-res editing rig, so I might try this out! :)
Personally, I think that the graphical interface of this distribution is exceptional: it would be great to see it adopted on other Linux versions...
Totally agreed! :)
Perfect timing. This OS might be just the ticket for the PC I am about to build for my gamer/creator daughter; a system based on the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D married to a an ASUS ProArt X570-Creator motherboard.
nice video 🤗🤗 seems a legit distro .... should try soon.. 😮💨😮💨
Hobby distro and I wish it success as we want it to continue so we can upgrade to newer versions. This is why Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora are popular they have stood the test of time.
Nobara is what I use on my main desktop. I was with Fedora for a while and loved how solid that distro is. Nobara is like that but even better. Somehow, my fav distro made WAY better!
Nice looking distro. What probably took my interst is lenovo legion support. Since thats the laptop Im gonna buy. Everything is pre installed which is a big plus to jump from windows and get everything set up.
👍👍- Thanks Chris!
Have been using Nobara KDE for 5-6 months. It's very stable and even when I have issues (looking at you Nvidia drivers) they can be easily resolved(one time I was getting black screen; I waited, it was fixed)
Great video Chris!!
I wonder if you have a video reviewing the new Arch installation script?
Yeah I've been running Nobara since it came out (or soon after.) I had recently switched away from Garuda (Arch) to Fedora to get something a bit more stable. Switching from Fedora to Nobara added a bit of instability back(FREQUENT patches) but overall it's quite nice. Especially since I've got an AMD graphics card and variable refresh rate monitor (it includes AMD encoder support in OBS studio as well as the kernel patches for VRR.)
I've had to re-load the OS once due to an issue with the mesa libs getting hosed after Glorious Eggroll broke out some libs into a second package. Try as I might I couldn't get the patches to take. That might have been user error though. It made me consider moving back to plain Fedora but the stuff GE patches in is too good and I'm too lazy to want to try to do all that myself, so I'm sticking with it. It's a little more active/cutting edge than I might like if I had a choice but since it's not my work/effort/time I'm happy to take what I can get.
Overall I would recommend if you're wanting to game/stream, especially with cutting edge hardware (VRR monitors, brand new graphics cards, etc..). If you're not a gamer/streamer and/or you want something super stable maybe stick to vanilla Fedora.
Yet another interesting distro to try if anyone have time!
You got my like the moment you corrected my pronunciation of GNOME ...I've been saying it wrong for years!!
(Although to my credit, at least I pronounce GIF properly)
:)
When I think there ain't no more Linux, bang! You put one on there that I really like! Most Linux just don't do some games' justness? But it looks like Nobara Linux got far more setup and seen to download the driver faster than I've seen any Linux done before?
(UPDATED) This looks like a nice distro, although my personal favourite Linux distro is Linux Mint. I'll have to try Nobara Linux out sometime, as I have not used it before. Great video with a lot of useful info!
Great project!
Never heard of nobara, it'll save some time installing software packages. It look like a nice distro.
Thank your sir, I just discovered my new Linux Gaming OS.
:)
Thanks, especially for the section on DaVinci Resolve. I gave up trying to install it on my only suitable Linux system (the only one with a decent graphics card) so might give this one a go. I'm surprised that Blackmagic haven't said anything about ongoing Linux support in the light of all the changes at CentOS.
Hi Graham. You probably appreciate more than most viewers how useful and impressive the DaVinci Resolve install is here. :) I agree that it is very strange that Blackmagic Design have not indicated a future routemap.
I think you should make a short called ExclaimingComputers that's a compilation of sound bytes of you saying things like Mr. Scissors or something. April 1st isn't far away. You could add in some PC beeps, too.
Nobara has one of the best icons i've ever seen on a distro. Damn!
A video within a video! You got a bit “Inception” on us there Christopher. I never did understand what was going on in that, but I always do with your videos.
Thanks Anthony. :)
Hiya Chris
Here are some video Ideas:
AI:
- Demo of ChatGPT
- Demo of Midjourney
- Explaining AI software
Security:
- Password authentication software. E.g. Google Authenticator or Linux Keyring
- Physical Authenticators like Yubikey / RSA token generator like SecureID
- Explaining PGP
- Digital Signatures / Airgapped devices.
- Explaining MFA
Great content and wish you good luck for the new year.
Cheers,
Dan
Great video 🙂
Excellent video, Christopher. I do enjoy these demonstrations of the many Linux distros. However, with choice comes more confusion. May I suggest a video, in which you compare different distros in relation to the various uses that people need from their computers?
What would you like to use your computer for?
This looks like quite an interesting distro to try out, I'm going to give this a spin in Gnome Boxes & see how I get on with it! Thank you as always Chris for your excellent video presentation , looking forward to the next one.
Installed onto Gnome Boxes & it runs quite well (2 cores & 4 GB ram) Installed Libre office plus several other programs 👍I tried VirtualBox the installer just hangs, it uses EXT4 for the first 1 GB then 11 GB as Btrfs, not sure if that's the problem?
Very exciting
Oh look 👀 it’s Chris living on video !
I’ve discovered that Garuda gaming has so far been a GREAT distribution for EVERYTHING. I was on Nobara, but a lot of things about it irked me, so I went to Garuda and couldn’t be happier so far
I tried Garuda 2 years ago and the whole OS fell apart like a tower of Jenga blocks when I tried just installing programs/updates using pacman. Never again.
@@savagej4y241 well I can attest to recently it being one of the most stable distros I’ve used. Idk about how it was in the past but I do know things are constantly evolving so who knows what distro any of us will end up on? I’m dualbooting manjaro and pop OS now.
@@christianmino4073 Pop! OS stability used to be iffy 2-3 years ago but now is rock solid. Only major problem I wasn't able to resolve was Realtek microphone problems. Basically unusable. Eventually gave up and went back to Win10. About to start a build so shopping around for Linux distros again.
@@christianmino4073 I've heard good things about Manjaro, but reading about how easily dependencies can be broken or old packages could accidentally be used, including years down the line, has kept me away from it.