DaVinci Resolve on Arch Linux is one of those setups that can be perfect for weeks and then break after one system update. The problem is not that Arch is bad or Resolve is bad. The problem is that Resolve is a proprietary professional video editor built and tested against a conservative Linux stack, while Arch is a rolling-release distribution that moves libraries, GPU drivers, and desktop components quickly.
This post goes through the common problems, the fixes that matter, and the workflow I use to make Resolve usable on Arch Linux.
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