Hey everyone I’m looking at setting up an 8th gen Intel machine to run some things for me. I’d like it to run jellyfin & tailscale, but also be able to stream steam games off my windows gaming computer. I’d also hope to be able to use it to run a jellyfin client as it would be plugged into my LG TV (which can’t run jellyfin).

Is there one distro that can do all these? My mate is using unraid and I recommends it but he is only running jellyfin. Thanks!

  • Ramin Honary@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I recommend Debain, or else Linux Mint which is a derivative of (and fully compatible with Debian Linux) but has more recent software packages available to it.

    Both Tailscale and Jellyfin have instructions on how to install onto Debian which are not too difficult to follow.

    If you intend to use this computer as a server, Debian is probably better, it is lighter-weight and slightly more stable. If you intend to also use this computer as a daily driver, you might try Linux Mint instead, since it includes more of Ubuntu’s more recent software builds in their app store (i.e. package repository), and it is helpful to have more recent builds of the most popular apps. I have heard it is also a bit easier to install games onto Linux Mint than Debian.

    I have a blog post about how to pick a Linux written for people switching from Windows or Mac, if you are interested in a more detailed explanation.