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If you are here, congratulations! You want to get started with Linux and you have all your software narrowed down. In order to get started in the odyssey of Linux, you have to think about what distribution (informally referred to as distro) you want to use. The distribution is just the flavor of Linux you want to use. Just to be clear from the start, every distribution is equally capable of gaming and running software. The differences between them are:
The preinstalled software. Some are more minimalist than others, but all of them can run the same software. With enough patience, you can turn one distribution into another just by installing and removing stuff.
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Now that I explained that, I going to list off the. Again, this does not mean that these are the only two distros that will work for gaming.
