Can PureOS run on my 10 year old PC?

Software PureOS
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I’m using the Librem13 laptop and I have two questions, first, I would like to know if it would be easy to install and run PureOS on my 10 year old PC?

Second question, will PureOS work using GRUB2 bootloader?

This is what I have on my desktop PC::

Ram:: 8GB Ram

CPU:: Quad CPUIntel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Graphics Card 2 EACH::

00:00.0 Host bridge: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0800 (rev b1)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities:

00:00.1 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0808 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:00.2 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0809 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:00.3 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 080a (rev a1)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0

00:00.4 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 080b (rev a1)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0

00:00.5 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 080c (rev b1)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0

00:00.6 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 080d (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:00.7 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 080e (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.0 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 080f (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.1 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0810 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.2 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0811 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.3 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0812 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.4 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0813 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.5 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0814 (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:01.6 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 081a (rev a1)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0

00:01.7 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation Device 080e (rev a1)
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

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hi ! PureOS is a modern freedom respecting operating system. it has support out-of-the box only for 64 bit CPUs and nvidia drivers are accesible only from nouveau. for proprietary you would have to look elsewhere.

http://www.gnu.org/

http://www.gnu.org/software/free-software-for-education.html

https://puri.sm/posts/what-is-pureos-and-how-is-it-built/

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Most likely. Just try it :grinning:

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Okay! Thks for getting back to me!fb

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Thks for you answer! Yea, I didn’t mention I have 64 bit CPUs, and if I understand it right, I am running Debian 9.8 and I’m using generic kernel drivers for the graphic cards, plus Debian 9.8 works greats on what I have right now! But, I’d sure like to run what’s on my Lib13 on my old desktop if possible.