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> installing a lightweight linux distribution I don't even know how lightweight it needs to be. I am typing this on a Thinkpad x200 (laptop from 2008, Intel Co
by kop316 5y ago
> installing a lightweight linux distribution
I don't even know how lightweight it needs to be. I am typing this on a Thinkpad x200 (laptop from 2008, Intel Core 2 Duo) with Debian Bullseye and MATE as it's DE. It does everything I need to do (Web browsing, SSH, development). I also didn't choose MATE for lightweight reasons, it's because I like it.
I also have a Thinkpad T61 and T60, and I have been meaning to bring those up and try them out, but my x200 works so well I haven't bothered to try yet.
- drewzero1 5y agoSame here- my R61i (2008, C2D) was perfectly usable (if not blazing) on Debian 10 with Mate. I upgraded to a W500 (2009, also C2D) earlier this year and except for gaming, it's fine. I probably wouldn't run Gnome Shell on them, but all but the heaviest DEs seem to run acceptably (and much better than Windows 10) on decade-old hardware.