I am using arch linux. I initially ignored the nix suggestion because I figured I probably wouldn't need it and had trouble, so i doubled back and installed nix to see if it would fix.

OS: Arch Linux x86_64  
Kernel: 6.10.10-arch1-1
Shell: bash 5.2.32 
Resolution: 1600x900 
DE: Cinnamon 6.2.9  
WM: Mutter (Muffin)  
WN Theme: CBlack (Adwaita)
Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3]  
Icons: Adwaita [GTk2/3]  
Terminal: gnome-terminal  
cPu: Intel i5-2540m (4) @ 3.3006H2  
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 4200M  
GPU: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family  Memory: 678MiB / 7720mib

I appreciate you taking some time to 🫂🫶