T490s already runs Win11, so keep it: WSL2 gives clean Linux CUDA env with eGPU
passthrough where the Linux-first 3D repos build properly. Bare-metal Ubuntu kept
as the leaner Path B. Covers mirrored WSL networking, headless/lid + Windows Update
settings for an always-on worker.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Ready-to-follow checklist for standing up a headless Linux + eGPU CUDA node to
offload the CUDA-only 3D/mocap jobs the Mac can't run (splat->mesh, GVHMR mocap).
Bare-metal Linux required (no VM GPU passthrough on Mac hosts). Planned remote-CUDA
operators: sugar_mesh, gvhmr_mocap.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
