LINUX HDR?

[lockwoodcody566]

Hello all! Iv been kind of back and forth with some gaming distros and i love the idea of getting away from windows. Im looking at Nobara 41 specifically (Fedora based) and my only real hangup at this point is HDR. I just got a nice OLED and i want to still be able to use HDR for gaming. All i do with my computer is game and youtube. Im seeing a lot of different answers with how this is setup or if it even works? Any help would be appreciated. If i can get an answer ill load up a USB rn.

[r.linder]

引用自 lockwoodcody566：

引用自 r.linder：

Games that support modding can look nice without HDR too, for example, Cyberpunk 2077 has LUT, Reshade, etc. which can be a "replacement" for HDR which is basically broken in general for Cyberpunk anyway

Ill look into that, honestly Cyberpunk looks absolutely amazing in HDRon my OLED. Better than SDR fs. I follow a guy on Youtube for HDR settings. Black levels may not be perfect But theyre very acceptable and Specular highlights are fantastic.

Use LUT mods, makes it even better

[lockwoodcody566]

引用自 r.linder：

引用自 lockwoodcody566：

Ill look into that, honestly Cyberpunk looks absolutely amazing in HDRon my OLED. Better than SDR fs. I follow a guy on Youtube for HDR settings. Black levels may not be perfect But theyre very acceptable and Specular highlights are fantastic.

Use LUT mods, makes it even better

I haven't delved into cyberpunk modding and i should as i have fairly decent hardware.

[Omega]

The latest version of KDE Plasma has basic HDR support.

GNOME has experimental HDR support, but it need to be enabled via the development console.

There are no proper calibration tools yet however, at least I did not manage to get HDR to look any good under KDE Plasma which does expose such tools.

Gamescope has good HDR support, but it is not something you'd daily drive outside of the Steam Deck or similar configurations.

引用自 Bad 💀 Motha：

Pick a different distro...


As of recent updates, the most popular Linux distribution with HDR support is KDE Neon, which utilizes the KDE Plasma desktop environment that has recently introduced experimental HDR capabilities in version 6.0 and above; making it a good choice for users looking to try out HDR on Linux.

Key points about HDR on Linux:

KDE Plasma 6:
The primary desktop environment offering HDR support currently, with ongoing development to improve its functionality.

Wayland limitations:
HDR support on Linux is still considered experimental and may not be fully implemented in all Wayland display servers.

Distro choice:
While KDE Neon is a good option due to its focus on the latest KDE Plasma features, other distributions using the KDE Plasma desktop can also access HDR functionality by updating to the latest version.

This reads like an LLM response.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

LOL I was having a lazy moment, sorry.

[The_Abortionator]

引用自 Bad 💀 Motha：

Pick a different distro...


As of recent updates, the most popular Linux distribution with HDR support is KDE Neon, which utilizes the KDE Plasma desktop environment that has recently introduced experimental HDR capabilities in version 6.0 and above; making it a good choice for users looking to try out HDR on Linux.

Key points about HDR on Linux:

KDE Plasma 6:
The primary desktop environment offering HDR support currently, with ongoing development to improve its functionality.

Wayland limitations:
HDR support on Linux is still considered experimental and may not be fully implemented in all Wayland display servers.

Distro choice:
While KDE Neon is a good option due to its focus on the latest KDE Plasma features, other distributions using the KDE Plasma desktop can also access HDR functionality by updating to the latest version.

KDE neon is NOT a distro, its literally nothing more than a test bed for KDE development and SHOULD NOT be used as a daily driver. Its even been EXPLICITLY STATED by the maintainer NOT TO DAILY DRIVE.

[Omega]

引用自 The_Abortionator：

引用自 Bad 💀 Motha：

Pick a different distro...


As of recent updates, the most popular Linux distribution with HDR support is KDE Neon, which utilizes the KDE Plasma desktop environment that has recently introduced experimental HDR capabilities in version 6.0 and above; making it a good choice for users looking to try out HDR on Linux.

Key points about HDR on Linux:

KDE Plasma 6:
The primary desktop environment offering HDR support currently, with ongoing development to improve its functionality.

Wayland limitations:
HDR support on Linux is still considered experimental and may not be fully implemented in all Wayland display servers.

Distro choice:
While KDE Neon is a good option due to its focus on the latest KDE Plasma features, other distributions using the KDE Plasma desktop can also access HDR functionality by updating to the latest version.

KDE neon is NOT a distro, its literally nothing more than a test bed for KDE development and SHOULD NOT be used as a daily driver. Its even been EXPLICITLY STATED by the maintainer NOT TO DAILY DRIVE.

Wrong. Saying it is "not a distro" just makes no sense, please define distro if you wish to challenge what is and isn't. Ubuntu with a different wallpaper can be another disto.

I think you are confusing Neon saying they are not THE KDE distro, they are distro, just not THE "official KDE" one.


Neon has multiple branches.

Stable/User is just Ubuntu LTS with the latest stable release of KDE Plasma.

Testing ships the latest Plasma point release, it only includes additional fixes on top of the latest Plasma.

Unstable builds straight for git master.


If you want a stable base but latest Plasma, Neon is great.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Anyone could suggest a certain distro is not good as a daily driver based on various personal preferences.

Stay the heck away from Ubuntu, especially for Steam and general gaming.