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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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What distos are good for movies and games over LAN? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by IndigoGollum@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm setting up a computer to play DVD and Bluray from, and i'd like it to also be able to host games like Terraria or Minecraft over the local network so i'm not doing that from the same computer i'm playing on.

Is there any distro in particular that's good for this? Mint is what i'm most familiar with but i'm open to trying others.

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 1 week ago

not so much the variant but the tooling you'll use..

ie, ive been usin docker+portainer

my fav setup is kodi, emby, minecraft.. all the arrs' running in containers on mint no problem. i suspect any docker compatible variant would work, but mint is groovy.