Hello, I’ve recently been made aware that this thing still somehow is alive so since Mandrake 10.1 was the first Linux distro I have ever used (played earlier with liveCD like Knoppix, but not really used it), back when I was 13, I am considering using OM ROME for my next Linux build when I get a new computer. Few questions though:
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed spoiled me in terms of rolling release distros, so a rolling release is the only one I consider. Heard that not every rolling release is stable though. How stable is ROME as a rolling release?
I am a gamer and a based AI enjoyer. Therefore I need stuff like nVidia CUDA drivers and Steam. Are they in the repos? Or do I need to get them from somewhere else?
How comprehensive are ROME repos? And what do I do if software I want is not in the repo? I mean there’s the ./configure && make && sudo make install holy trinity, but forget about uninstalling it then in most of the cases.
Do you have faltpaks installed by default and set to flathub (consider the recent OBS snafu with Fedora)
Why is it called ROME and not Roll? You could literally have Rock&Roll there guys.
I was also an openSUSE Tumbleweed user for many years. I would say ROME’s update schedule is not as frequent. Maybe just a couple of times a month, as opposed to Tumbleweed’s once or twice a week.
I can’t answer anything in relation to nVidia or AI, I don’t use them.
My guess is the ROME repos are smaller than Tumbleweed. However, a simple package request will very likely get your package into the ROME repos.
Though I have not used it, I understand Flatpaks are enabled by default in ROME.
And welcome to OpenMandriva! We’re happy to see you.
Steam (OM repo) is working flawlessly but I am a casual gamer, Tomb Raider and Europa Universalis IV are working well and I have better perfs with Nvidia Open Kernel drivers than proprietary ones (GTX 1650 mobile MaxQ).
repo are very comprehensive, as simple as it can be, but of course smaller than big distros, I am happily using Flatpak aside.
Flatpak is available by default, but none installed, all good with flathub.
IoI that’s an idea, don’t know about the meaning of ROME.
Rolling isn’t really supposed to be stable. It’s a release where you realize things could break and you live with that because you want constantly changing features.
Steam and nvidia are in the non-free repos. I would suggest x11 as a default, but at least as a fallback. Multihead has issues with both nouveau and wayland and both may have issues depending on the card model, in general. You may need to use one monitor initially until you get the vendor driver installed.
However, we package the open kmod which you are more than welcome to test if you would like so long as you realize it could work or not work in your scenario. Obviously, hybrid (intel + nvidia, etc…) are going to have issues.
flatpak is in the repos and it uses flathub. We don’t make flatpaks.
Some of the long standing members can probably speak to this. It may also be in the forum or wiki. Searching both will be good practice.
Offtopic but ROME sounds badass, I’d hate to ever see that go
Dunno if CUDA comes with the nvidia package, but I haven’t found any CUDA stuff in the repos. You might have to go with the .run CUDA and driver installers from NVIDIA’s website but these take a little extra work to get installed
1 - This may not mean much to you as it means to me, but since OpenSUSE went political and left-leaning, even to the point of considering the ones with views opposite to them as “rotten flesh” that needs to be removed, they have died to me. I literally don’t even mention their existance; it is as simple as that. Use OpenMandriva ROME instead.
2 - I play games, just not triple A. Anything that runs through Steam with Flatpak should perfectly work on OpenMandriva, such as it does on any distro, pretty much. About the cuda drivers, I suppose that comes with the nvidia driver, doesn’t it? I use AMD, so I am sorry I cannot provide more useful input on this.
3 - I never had an issue with them. I think my usage of software is rather limited, and Flatpak covers pretty much all I need. I prefer to use the packaged OBS though, since Flatpak one has a bug where an ‘&’ character shows everywhere on the menu titles. So, if Flatpak doesn’t have it, the repositories cover it for me. I think I only use a third party for the Librewolf browser.
4 - I am not sure it comes by default, but otherwise it is pretty easy to setup.
Tumbleweed user here too. I have been here less than two months and I am happy here. Just built a new PC but have not upgraded from my old GTX 2070Super yet. I don’t want to pay scalper fees.
ROME rolls but slower. Think half way between Tumbleweed and SlowRoll. Things get tested pretty well before they get pushed to the ROME repos. It could still break some things, but one can always let everyone else run the update first.
I run a few Steam games and I have had no problems at all. Your mileage may vary, as there are many Steam titles.
This is a small distro with a small team, so the repos are missing some things, but I see package requests get fulfilled all the time. It is not an overnight thing, but they are taken in the order they are received. If you can put in package requests, good. If not, someone can do it for you. HINT: The first one is hard, but after that, you are a veteran and it’s a piece of cake. Package requests are complicated, but it saves the devs a lot of time digging up the info you supply, so you get a feeling of accomplishment for helping out in the process.
Flathub is enabled by default.
I think that has been answered.
Use the Welcome app and do not try to configure repos in Discover. Ever.
1 - This may not mean much to you as it means to me, but since OpenSUSE went political and left-leaning, even to the point of considering the ones with views opposite to them as “rotten flesh” that needs to be removed, they have died to me. I literally don’t even mention their existance; it is as simple as that. Use OpenMandriva ROME instead.
Yeah, one of the reasons I’m considering it for my next machine. Too lazy to distrohop on the current one and I don’t want to risk any preventable data loss.
so far I have not had any real issue with ROME so far using KDE. only 3 packages I wanted/needed were not in the repo and 1 didn’t work due to being out of date. 1 package is now in, and waiting on the 1 that didn’t work to make its way in. still 2 to go. 1 I attempted to build from source but hit a wall and don’t have any more time to mess with at the moment. the other is still waiting to be included with a pack request.
Can’t help with the gaming stuff as I don’t game so.
