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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Best Linux distro for gaming on a crappy integrated graphics old PC? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know the "best linux for gaming" is probably one of the most common questions, but I have heard that some distro can have issues with some hardware, I have a crappy old PC with an integrated radeon R7, which distro would you recommend?

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

How old is your PC? Do you game via Steam?
If it is younger than 10 years, any desktop oriented distro will work equally well.
In that case, I'd recommend Mint, just because it is the best beginner distro overall.
If you have less than 4GB of RAM, Debian with Xfce would run faster.

If it's older, then there's a (small, but getting larger with age) chance it is limited to 32bit architecture or 32bit UEFI.
Then your choice of distros becomes slim, but MX Linux would be a good choice.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Just want to point out that Linux Mint also has 32bit versions available.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's actually kinda awesome.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I put the 32bit Linux Mint Debian Edition on a very old solo core laptop with only 1.5GB RAM just for kicks, and it actually works pretty well.

edit: though I should probably switch it out for something lighter for practicality

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let that be a lesson: don't throw away your old computers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolutely, this thing has been sitting around for ages because it was barely powerful enough for WindowsXP when it first came out. Now has a new purpose!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Windows XP: when you buy your computer yesterday it's still too old for Vista.