I have just watched this video and in it 2 things are said that made my Linux newbie heart sink:

  • Debian 13 is not going to get the latest versions of Nvidia drivers and there are better distros for us.
  • Debian in general is not meant to run on the latest hardware.

I am on a regularly upgraded desktop tower gaming PC and currently I have an Nvidia card and an Intel CPU (which, I know, even just because of the mobo chipset is not a great choice).

In this conditions and wanting to invest even more in gaming and new hardware in the future, what should I run on, instead of LMDE 6?

  • ohshit604@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    51·
    29 days ago

    Don’t use Debian for a gaming PC. Period.

    Why? I run Debian on my computer with absolutely no issues gaming.

    Stick with an Ubuntu derivative like Mint or Kubuntu. It’s your best bet.

    These are all derivatives of Debian in the end.

    • cyborganism@piefed.caEnglish
      24·
      29 days ago

      Oh, no doubt it works. It’s fine if you want to run on older software. You might just miss out on the latest new features for your hardware.

      Yes Ubuntu is based on Debian only in the way that it uses the same package manager. The packages are not the same though. They have a totally different release cycle and the repos have more up to date packages and drivers. Not to mention the additional quality of life improvements.

      It’s a good middle ground between super stable but older Debian and unstable and bleeding edge distros.