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Hi
How to know video card work in debian 8 ?
becouse u see my laptop very slow and the fan work with full speed.
also i have overheating problem.
i try
You can also try opening up your laptop and cleaning out all the dust and giving the fan, vents & heatsink a thorough clean -- this will make a surprisingly large difference to the running temperatures of your device.
If it were me, I'd install Linux Mint or Ubuntu on a laptop. Those distros are designed for desktop use, and they have most of the same packages available as Debian. I know Debian can be installed on just about anything, but it takes a lot more tinkering to get power management, display, etc. working on a laptop. At least Debian used to be like that. I haven't used Debian on a laptop in years. My laptop has Mint on it, and there was very little post install configuration needed. If you enjoy tinkering and want to learn, you'll get more of that from Debian on a laptop. If you just want to get your laptop up and running quickly, Mint is great.
Distribution: Debian Sid AMD64, Raspbian Wheezy, various VMs
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If it were me, I'd install Linux Mint or Ubuntu on a laptop. Those distros are designed for desktop use, and they have most of the same packages available as Debian. I know Debian can be installed on just about anything, but it takes a lot more tinkering to get power management, display, etc. working on a laptop. At least Debian used to be like that. I haven't used Debian on a laptop in years. My laptop has Mint on it, and there was very little post install configuration needed. If you enjoy tinkering and want to learn, you'll get more of that from Debian on a laptop. If you just want to get your laptop up and running quickly, Mint is great.
I've never known Mint or Ubuntu to install the proprietary drivers on install -- have they changed the installer? If you need to install proprietary drivers then unless you are very lucky and Jockey works properly it's slightly easier to install them under Mint or Ubuntu but it's not necessarily trivial.
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