I’ve used Nvidia GPUs with Linux with not many problems. These “horror stories” typically come from people who try to install a driver exactly the same way they would on Windows (by going to the Nvidia website and downloading something) whereas on most Linux distros it’s actually much easier.

On Mint, you basically just have to open the “driver manager” and click on the recommended Nvidia driver. Then reboot. :)

There is also a guide available on It’s FOSS.

Maybe this is the push that finally makes IPv6 go mainstream!