Recommend Lightweight Linux Distro for Old Laptop

SGraf · 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.

root · 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).

bikegremlin · 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.

mee2 · February 2023

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

greybeard · February 2023

Debian & lxqt

shallow · February 2023

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.

Recommend Lightweight Linux Distro for Old Laptop

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