Recommend Lightweight Linux Distro for Old Laptop

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  • SGrafSGraf Hosting ProviderServices Provider
    edited February 2023

    @Flying_Chinaman said:
    Clean Debian 11 + Xfce
    Work well on my 5 years old shitty DELL laptop

    Xfce is nice LXDE is also a good option.

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  • rootroot OG
    edited February 2023

    I use Linux Mint MATE on a somewhat similar laptop. It works like a charm.

    One could also use: Linux Mint XFCE, other distributions with XFCE (such as Debian), LUbuntu (based on LXQT), or for the lightest solution (yet quite comfortable): DietPi with LXDE installed from DietPi repository (dietpi-software).

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  • bikegremlinbikegremlin ModeratorOGContent Writer
    edited February 2023

    @root said:
    I use Linux Mint MATE on a somewhat similar laptop. It works like a charm.

    One could also use: Linux Mint XFCE, other distributions with XFCE (such as Debian), LUbuntu (based on LXQT), or for the lightest solution (yet quite comfortable): DietPi with LXDE installed from DietPi repository (dietpi-software).

    I've heard Mint XFCE recommended for low-end hardware, but haven't had much luck with it when I tried it on a weak, old laptop.

    So, if it doesn't run Mint MATE, I'd go with Antix.

    Your experience may differ.

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  • Linux mint mate or mint xfce work pretty well on old hardware. Plus everything works just like that without much of fiddling.

  • Debian & lxqt

  • https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=11753

    New version of Sparky Linux.

    SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast and simple Linux distribution designed for both old and new computers featuring customised Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It has been built on the "testing" branch of Debian GNU/Linux.

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