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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).

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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] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't do a lot wrong with Linux mint I suppose. Stable software so support should be good, cinnamon doesn't have too much fancy stuff that would use up ressources iirc.

It's my top recommendation for beginners, might switch back to it some time.

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

Thanks! I should note, I did use Ubuntu for a few years quite a while ago, so not quite a beginner but still gonna have to relearn a lot of things.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In that case, Pop!_OS might be a good option to try. It's built on Ubuntu and doesn't have snapd garbage on it. I've been using it as a daily driver for 2 years now and I've had zero problems.

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

Mint is also Ubuntu based with no snaps crap

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

Mint is an awesome option too. For me it came down to the UI as the primary decision factor. I prefer MacOS aesthetics to Windows.

There are a host of other issues I have with how Microsoft (and Apple!!) do things, and really, the GUI is the least of those problems. But it is also the most obvious problem because I'm looking at it all day at work.