[flightsimHQ] YsRealism Linux Distro Compatibility Chart

Your video card will dictate what OS to use:

  1. nv5900 use xubuntu with nv174 or 304, sparky 3 with nv304
  2. nv5200 use xubuntu with nv174 driver
  3. older laptop emulating openGL2

Release 25 beta4 with Linux Distro
 Notes, hardware
 fps
@800x600
 driver
 sound
LinuxMint  LMDE
 should work but slow,
does not support nv5200 series
 9
 nouveau! pulseaudio
Puppy Linux Precise (on USB stick)
 untested
 9
 nouveau pulseaudio
Puppy Linux RACY (on USB stick) untested 20?
 nv
 alsa/oss
Xubuntu 12.04.05 LTS

works great with nv drivers installed
 >75
 nvidia173 driver
openGL1
openGL2
 pulseaudio
SparkyLinux 3 Debian 8
 test bed 1: may have sound problems between 32&64bit executable, will have startup screen size problems
 >60
 nv304 driver ?


Release 24 beta2 with Linux Distro
 Notes
 fps
@800x600
 driver
 sound
PCLinuxOS 2012 LXDE not recommended due to security issues and nasty owner
 very good
 42
 nvidia173
 oss/alsa or
pulseaudio
Puppy Linux Precise 5.4.x
 works 12
 nouveau!
 oss/alsa
LinuxMint 13 MATE 32bit
 works
 10
 nouveau! none
LinuxMint 14 MATE 32bit
 works
 9
 nouveau! none
Fedora 17 XFCE
 unstable
 x
 x
 x
Xubuntu 12.04 LTS
 tested
 9
 nouveau pulseaudio
Xubuntu 12.04.02 LTS test bed 38
 nvidia173
 pulseaudio
SparkyLinux 2.1 Ultra
 partially tested


Mageia 2
 OS too slow
nvidia 173 not supported

Test bed hardware #1:


Mininum desktop hardware:

Galen Thurber