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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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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

If you want a Debian based Linux distro that is gaming focused, I would suggest to you either:

PopOS!

https://system76.com/pop/

Made by System76, who also actually make their own hardware as well, pre-built pcs, etc, and also successfully lobbied at least Colorado to not have a law that mandates age verification built into OS's...

PopOS! Is essentially Ubuntu but less shitty, and is also making their own Desktop Environment COSMIC, that is basically an attempt at 'GNOME, but better.'

There is also PikaOS.

https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/home

PikaOS is basically to Debian as Nobara is to Fedora: Its the base OS, but with a suite of cutting edge/bleeding edge optimizations geared toward improving gaming performance.