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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I use X11 with Nvidia without issue. While I like the idea of Wayland, and it being pushed a lot now, it really remains beta software. While I think it's good Wayland is being focused on and promoted by the distros and DEs, I think it's a bit of a distraction from Linux as a whole.

I've had to switch back to X11 on both Nvidia and AMD devices due to bugs or compatibility issues in Wayland.

I agree about VR - I keep dual boot windows on my PC and VR is about the only thing I use it for now. But the result is I just use VR less.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I dual boot Windows for VR and Fusion360. Do alternatives exist? Yes, but it's just not something I want to spend hours tinkering with for what I perceive to be a worse experience.

I tried ALVR but it kept disconnecting if it connected at all. VD on Windows works flawlessly every time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I heard of an ALVR alternative made by Collabora, you could try it. Dunno if it's good or not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Thanks for the heads up. It looks like it's called ElectricMaple. I'll definitely give it a go, although having no updates on the main branch in 6 months doesn't fill me with confidence.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I suspect your issues stem not from hardware incompatibility but outdated kernel/applications. If i had to guess you run one of the 'stable' distros. Which translates to dealing with bugs for longer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

How out of touch are you? Thry are using the most up to date repo.

Nix has the largest and most updated repo of all of them by a large factor according to live stats.