Linux Gaming on old Intel Mac mini?

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Linux Gaming@level-up.zoneEnglish · 1 year ago

Hi all,

I have some experience with Linux and generally speaking, not afraid of CLI. I have an old Intel Mac mini that is now too old to run decently supported versions for MacOs. I was wondering if it’s possible to us it as lightweight gaming machine with a Linux distro and Steam. I don’t want to use the dual boot but simply repurpose the hardware.

Has anyone tried that and has any suggestion? Thanks a lot for any input

Tech spec

Intel 1,4 Ghz Dual-core i5 4ª gen. , Turbo Boost up to 2,7 GHz
500GB Hard disk
4GB 1600MHz LPDDR3
Intel HD Graphics 5000

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