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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Hardware considerations for a new dual boot PC (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have heard that linux doesn't play as nice with nvidia as others. So what type of graphics card is best for both linux and windows. And what other hardware considerations are there that I should consider when building my new PC? I machine is mainly for day to day stuff, web browsing, games, taxes...

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[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

If the Nvidia card of equal performance is measurably faster you can stick with AMD but realistically there isn't much pain with Nvidia. Most distros integrate the drivers fine enough.

I'd get at least 2 drives for dual booting since a linux/windows update can mess with the bootloader. You should be fine otherwise since most Linux stuff works out of the box - If you need any reassurance just search the specific part (motherboard, cpu, etc.) with "linux" in the search terms and hopefully you'll get some info.

In my experience, though, I've never had hardware issues on desktop with Linux. It's usually laptops or bleeding edge stuff that takes a couple months to get ironed out.