wiki/deploy/rightforyou.md

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# Is Phyllome OS right for you?

## Phyllome OS Philosophy

> Phyllome OS has one primarly goal: *to let users bring their favorite operating system and to run them well*.

* The host operating system, Phyllome OS, is designed to be as discrete as possible.
* Phyllome OS should mostly take care of itself. 
* Eventually, users should be able to reach *the state of virtual enlightenment*, which boils down to:
	* Accepting the fact that your favorite operating system is running inside a virtual machine.
  * Learning how to leverage this new state of affairs.

> Phyllome OS has just started its journey and there is still a long, *years-long*, way to go to achieve its vision. 
It has several [significative limitations](/phyllomeos/cons-and-pros), so make sure you understand them; depending on what you wish to achieve, you may instead prefer [to favor other operating systems](https://wiki.phyllo.me/en/phyllomeos/comparaison); [support](/virt#guests) for guest systems differs widely. 
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## Phyllome OS Desktop and Phyllome OS Server 

Phyllome OS exists in two main versions: 

* **Phyllome OS Desktop**, which features a graphical desktop environment. 
* **Phyllome OS Server**, which does not feature a graphical desktop environment (also known as headless mode)

> Phyllome OS Server is made for power users. It includes all virtualization enhancements that Phyllome OS Desktop provides, minus the Desktop Environment. If you don't know which one to choose, you should most certainly pick the Desktop version. 
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Phyllome OS Desktop and Phyllome OS Server also comes with several editions optimized for a particular combination of hardware.

> As of now, **only Phyllome OS Desktop II is officially supported**. A computer with both an Intel CPU and an Intel GPU is expected to leverage Phyllome OS. Support for other other editions are expected for the Beta realease.  
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|  | GPU-agnostic[^1] | Intel GPUs[^2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Intel CPU* | Phyllome OS Desktop I | Phyllome OS Desktop II | 
| *AMD CPU* | Phyllome OS Desktop A | N/A  |
| CPU-agnostic | Phyllome OS Desktop | N/A  |

[^1]: Will work with almost any GPUs that Linux can drive. Some limitations applies to most recent Nvidia offerings.
[^2]: Only Broadwell-based SoC (4th generation) to the 9th generation are supported. If you possess a more recent, for instance Tiger Lake SoC, please pick Phyllome OS Desktop I

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*Please go to [the next section](/deploy/prepare) to prepare your host computer.*