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Okay guys, here's your chance! I am in possession of a 15 year old laptop. What Linux OS should I put in it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's been about 8 years since I gave Linux a real chance. I have an Sony VAIO PCG-3D3l Laptop which was abandoned by it's previous owner.

I have no real plans for it, except to install Linux, and if I get comfortable with it, it's probably what I will end up doing my banking on, because as much as I love Windows, I can't say I ever feel secure using Windows.

What are your recommendations? I consider myself an advanced user with most forms of technology (Have an A+ certification that's older than this laptop), but not on the level most of the people reading this are probably on.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Well tried for Mint Xfce, but it wouldn't take. Two installs and the same repeating error over 10,000 times and counting when I last shut it off. So decided to give Debian a try and I'm pretty sure I went with Xfce as well. And no issues as it booted successfully. Good times!

Maybe I'll do the newbie thing and keep trying out different distros, I'm not sure at this point, but I will say it is nice to have a computer that doesn't matter to me to mess with.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe I'll do the newbie thing and keep trying out different distros,

My dude some people never stop distrohopping, it's not necessarily a "newbie thing." Do whatever you want, that's the beauty of it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I guess im diving right in. I also have a laptop of my own, with better specs I'm installing linux on now as i type. This one im going to experiement with more, and leave the other one as my banking PC.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Spiral Linux. It's Debian with customizations on top. You probably have a HDD. Flatpak/snap won't play well with that.

You could try Opensuse tumbleweed for newer stuff, not sure how well your machine would hold up.

Puppy Linux might be an even safer choice than spiral Linux if you really want to stay lightweight.