--- title: Will It Run Linux? GMKTec NucBox K12 Full Review | daily.dev description: A comprehensive review of the GMKTec NucBox K12 mini PC, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 8845H CPU with 8 cores, AMD Radeon 780M GPU, dual 2.5 Gig Ethernet ports, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/will-it-run-linux-gmktec-nucbox-k12-full-review-2z7bdxyw3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Will It Run Linux? GMKTec NucBox K12 Full Review | daily.dev og:description: A comprehensive review of the GMKTec NucBox K12 mini PC, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 8845H CPU with 8 cores, AMD Radeon 780M GPU, dual 2.5 Gig Ethernet ports, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/will-it-run-linux-gmktec-nucbox-k12-full-review-2z7bdxyw3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2Z7BDxYw3.png og:image:alt: Will It Run Linux? GMKTec NucBox K12 Full Review og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Will It Run Linux? GMKTec NucBox K12 Full Review **[Learn Linux TV](https://daily.dev/sources/learnlinuxtv)** · 11 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A comprehensive review of the GMKTec NucBox K12 mini PC, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 8845H CPU with 8 cores, AMD Radeon 780M GPU, dual 2.5 Gig Ethernet ports, and support for up to 128GB RAM and 24TB storage. The review covers build quality, port selection, Linux compatibility testing with Debian 13 and Ubuntu 25.04, and performance evaluation including Proxmox virtualization. All hardware worked out-of-the-box without additional drivers. The unit is positioned as suitable for both desktop use and homelab server applications, with an optional Oculink port for external GPU expansion. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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