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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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LMDE and Alienware 17 r4 (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 months ago by uhmbah@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hi folks. Anyone running Debian on Alienware 17 r4? Or am I dreaming because of the "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti" graphics? My preference would be LMDE

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[–] lilith267@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

Can't go wrong with just booting the live environment and seeing if it works. Just check your display is the right resolution and your speakers and brightness work before installing. I also recommend checking it's actually running off of the 1050ti too

[–] Deckweiss@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

https://linux-hardware.org/

You can search for your device there.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 0 points 4 months ago

I would highly recommend to use ublue cinnamon instead.