I had to quit zorin os

I have been using Zorin OS since version 16. I have been trying to produce content for a few days. Kdenlive is my first choice for video editing. However, when I try to render, the whole system freezes. I wondered if this is specific to Zorin. I installed another distro and tried again. The computer froze again.

My computer has an AMD processor and graphics card. I think the problem is generally with Linux systems. There is probably an AMD incompatibility. However, I knew that Linux works best on AMD systems. I am on Windows 11 for now. But I do not enjoy using Windows. I would like to go back to Linux, ZOrin OS. However, this freezing problem I am experiencing while rendering needs to be solved so that it does not come back again.

I do not want to waste time with such things. I want to enjoy using Zorin OS and not waste time.

I just did a Brave A.I. Search via mojeek search engine and got this:

"KDEnlive Freezing on Ubuntu 22.04

KDEnlive freezing in Ubuntu 22.04 with an AMD processor and graphics card can be due to driver issues or conflicts between the AMD and NVIDIA drivers if both are installed. One approach to troubleshoot this issue is to ensure that only the necessary drivers are active and that any conflicting drivers are blacklisted. For example, if an AMD GPU is integrated into the processor, but a separate NVIDIA GPU is also present, the AMD driver should be disabled to avoid conflicts with the NVIDIA driver.

To resolve the freezing issue, you can try the following steps:

Ensure the latest drivers for the AMD GPU are installed.

If a NVIDIA GPU is also present, blacklist the AMD GPU driver in `/etc/modprobe.d` to avoid conflicts.

Update the system and install any necessary compatibility libraries:
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo dpkg --configure -a

Install the NVIDIA drivers from the PPA if a NVIDIA GPU is present:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-555

Restart the system after making these changes.

Additionally, you can check the system logs in /var/log and crash files in /var/crash for any error messages that might provide more clues about the freezing issue.

If the problem persists, it might be helpful to switch from Wayland to Xorg as the display server, as Wayland support for NVIDIA hardware is still relatively young and might cause issues.

If none of these solutions work, consider testing KDEnlive on a live session of Ubuntu to determine if the issue is specific to the installed system or if it is a more general problem with the software or drivers."

I only recently discovered myself that AMD has it's own microcode package (just to add I am running PCLOS Debian) in Synaptic Package Manager.

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What Processor and Graphics Card are You have? If it are more modern One's maybe a newer Kernel could help. You could try it with the 6.12 LTS Kernel. Here is how You can install a newer Kernel:

Why not try a different distro? I have both modern AMD CPU and GPU and they works great for all the stuff I want. What's your specs?

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Ryzen 5 cpu and RX 580 gpu. I tried Linux Mint and it happened again. I restarted computer and used appimage version of kdenlive.

I also want to use default kernel.

It happened a dew days ago while voice recording in default audacity in Zorin OS 17. I dont know why it is happening...

I edited the thread title slightly to allow it more context.

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