wellthen there are Flatpaks, which are fairly easy to install, cross-distro etc. But essentially above is correct installing “random sh#t” on Linux is possible but WHY would you want to bring really bad security practices into environment where it a lot easier to implement good security?

thank you folks. Your input gives me a decent starting point. I’ll start digging based on info/experiences shared, maybe I can find someone locally selling old GPU with enough ram for cheap

well, I intend on scavenging for parts as I can’t really afford today’s prices. And since I don’t really know what should I grab as minimum specs I don’t even know what to look for. I could try to look for old(er) gaming rigs people sell or maybe there are some business workstations that may be sold in bulk. Either way, knowing what’s the minimum viable set of specs for running qwen or claude locally would be helpful