I'm moving from windows 10 to linux (haven't done yet) and i recently built a new pc however i was gonna clone windows before my dad said get linux so i looked into it and apparently it's much more faster for gaming, however i'm not sure which one to get a lot of sources say different ones. My pc specs are: dell optiplex 990 with 16 gigabytes of ram an intel i7 vpro an msi gtx 710 and 400 watt psu. The games i plan on playing are minecraft and GTA 5. from my research I'll get around 30 fps on GTA 5 so im not sure what distro to take pls help me
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You can install wine, bottles, steam and anything else you need to any 64 bit Linux, what you need to do is try a half a dozen or so different distributions with different desktops in live [test] mode to see which runs best with your kit and which you like the look and feel of, unlike Windows you don't have to put up with what you get, anything you don't like you can change, popular all round builds are Mint [i preferr the LMDE build] ,MX- Linux, Ubuntu, even Parrot home [a part of parsec security builds] and dare i say Arch and Fedora but these may be a little more difficult for the newbie to install, being a multinational site some of my colleges will not be about for a few hours so as its 20-25 GMT I'm going down for the night
You can install wine, bottles, steam and anything else you need to any 64 bit Linux, what you need to do is try a half a dozen or so different distributions with different desktops in live [test] mode to see which runs best with your kit and which you like the look and feel of, unlike Windows you don't have to put up with what you get, anything you don't like you can change, popular all round builds are Mint [i preferr the LMDE build] ,MX- Linux, Ubuntu, even Parrot home [a part of parsec security builds] and dare i say Arch and Fedora but these may be a little more difficult for the newbie to install, being a multinational site some of my colleges will not be about for a few hours so as its 20-25 GMT I'm going down for the night
Single player GTA5 will work, GTA5 Online won't because of kernel level anti-cheats being active for GTA5 Online.
theLegionWithin
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basically any of the top 15 or 20 distros ranked on https://distrowatch.com/ will get you to the same place - some require less research/knowledge to use "out of box" than others, but all of the major compatibility layers (wine, steam, etc) will let you run games. I run Arch and have had very few problems at all, but a lot of folks here prefer Fedora, or Mint.
personally wouldnt recommend a dual-boot setup - get rid of WinOS. if you are going to go that route, read and understand the documentation.
personally wouldnt recommend a dual-boot setup - get rid of WinOS. if you are going to go that route, read and understand the documentation.
Heard CachyOS is pretty solid for gaming. Haven't tested it myself, though.
Gaming with CachyOS Guide
Gaming with CachyOS Guide
yeah I've heard too not sure where to get it from as it's not on the website soo yeah
So it's a brand new computer with a completely new disk so it's got nothing on it so I don't think I'll be running WinOs and Linux on there
So I don't know how to run live tests but I looked at Nobara and Mint and Nobara looks a lot like windows so I think I might go with that.
you download a distribution, you then write it [not copy] to a good branded USB of at least 8gb, put the USB in the machine switch on and open the short boot venue [key differs between makes/models usually F8,F10,F12 or Esc] select the USB and enter then Waite a couple of mints for it to load into test mode] try this one first download from university of kent site
Running live usb is the best way to tell if it's going to work with your hardware. Download the .iso file and then use Rufus or Etcher to burn it to a usb stick. The make sure your machine bios is set to boot from usb. boot it into live session and test to your hearts desire it won't change anything of you computer until you tell it to install. Just let us know if you need more help we be here to walk you through it.
wait so do I need a different computer? because this is my main
no. you can use windows to download and Rufus to write the image to the USB read the links in my signature below
Also, totally unrelated, I'm not sure how I'm meant to download Linux on to the new pc as it has no Os atm, Youtube wasn't much help as pretty much every video I found had windows already on it, and I'm not too sure on what, how it works or how to use the BIOS. Like I'm a literal newbie sorry... I'm still very young and I've got loads of pressure with school and everything
Open bios, make sure there are no windows settings [quick start if there is disabled] check the boot options that it is set for USB boot and USB is the first option then follow the normal method
NOTE if you do not have a working OS on your machine you will need to borrow one or get a mate to download and write to the USB
[without being too specific what part of East Anglia are you in]
NOTE if you do not have a working OS on your machine you will need to borrow one or get a mate to download and write to the USB
[without being too specific what part of East Anglia are you in]
would i be able to use an external hard drive instead of a usb stick? Also i have a working Os on my current pc. I also have been learning how to use terminal through a website called labex.io, amazing to learn and free as well!
if it connects to the machine via a SATA to USB connector then it will be recognised as a USB drive, in which case you could use it as an oversize USB Pen-drive
if its running windows then use Rufus to write the bootable iso, if its mac yes you can but its a bit more complicated using the mac terminal, if its a Linux distribution then use Balena Etcher
Rocketing-warp9
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You can Also use Bealana Etcher on Mac too. Have it Installed on my 'Book on the OS 10.13 side. UnetBootin is working on there too.
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