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02-13-2022, 05:19 AM
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Registered: Feb 2022
Distribution: Debian 11
Posts: 35
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Can my gaming pc run debian?
Sometimes GNU/Linux runs bad on new hardware.
But can my pc run debian just fine?
CPU: i5-9400F
GPU: RX 580
RAM: 16GB
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02-13-2022, 05:28 AM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Australia
Distribution: Lots ...
Posts: 21,393
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Create a liveUSB and find out for yourself.
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02-13-2022, 06:18 AM
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Registered: Mar 2012
Location: Hungary
Distribution: debian/ubuntu/suse ...
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what you posted is not enough to decide, but most probably yes. As it was mentioned try it yourself.
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02-13-2022, 07:05 AM
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Registered: Feb 2022
Distribution: Debian 11
Posts: 35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pan64
what you posted is not enough to decide, but most probably yes. As it was mentioned try it yourself.
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Okay. But can i install it and play games and browse the internet? |
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02-13-2022, 09:00 AM
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Registered: Mar 2012
Location: Hungary
Distribution: debian/ubuntu/suse ...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kid_who_uses_debian
Okay. But can i install it and play games and browse the internet?
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see post #2 |
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02-14-2022, 03:12 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2011
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,834
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kid_who_uses_debian
Okay. But can i install it and play games and browse the internet?
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Yes, if you install it correctly. There are GNU/Linux games, and there is a GNU/Linux Steam client for example with compatible games (but you can't play games that are only compatible with Windows, although with Wine/proton maybe..)
Last edited by zeebra; 02-14-2022 at 03:16 PM.
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