Ubuntu will not work right out of the box since it won't have drivers. HiveOS will have amdgpu-pro drivers for Polaris GPUs out of the box.
Ok, but if I install HiveOS it won't have TDXminer on, will it.
Would I be able to install it manually?
Right, tdxminer is not available by default in HiveOS and you will have to download it.
If you're using a graphical interface, the distro should have a browser and archive extractor installed.
If you're using a terminal interface, you can run the following command to download and extract the archive:
wget -O - https://github.com/todxx/tdxminer/releases/download/v0.2.2.2/tdxminer-v0.2.2.2.tgz | tar -xz
In either case, you will need a terminal to run the miner.I presume that would mean that it won't be possible to monitor it through HiveOS webpage etc? It would be nice to be able to monitor it remotely without installing another third party tool. Is that an option?