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GitHub - Lunarboar/debian-gaming-suite: Universal gaming optimisation for all Debian-based Distros — AMD, NVIDIA, Intel Arc (github.com)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I'm ditching Ubuntu. Thinking of switching to Debian.

Has anyone used this, or something similar to set up their Debian gaming setup?

This got me thinking. Do I need to install anything special to Debian 13 to be able to play games? Or can I play them with a normal Debian out of the box?

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[–] agentTeiko@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Debian works just fine for gaming out of the box with a few commands from the Debian wiki. Maybe use a Debian testing or at least backports if you want newer packages by if you do its a little more work by Debian stable but less than something like arch.

https://wiki.debian.org/Steam

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is a great how-to. Thanks for sharing!

[–] poinck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

You can play on Debian stable just fine. I installed Steam through flatpak and I am happy with my AMD gpu. (:

Disclaimer: I don't play many games, but I wouldn't say they are not demanding.