If you have an old computer which is very slow and very much hard to use and you do not wish to sell it because you won’t get enough money out of it, these Linux systems will help you. Trying to install the latest OS will not help if your computer is really old. But these light versions of Linux systems can help you set up a computer that will help you meet all your basic requirements from a computer. Let me walk you through the different Linux systems that can revive your old computers.
Puppy Linux is a lightweight operating system which is very easy to use. It is very lightweight that it requires only 100MB of storage. The operating system can be installed on to a Cd or USB flash drive and can be boot up from the CD or USB Flash drive itself and you won’t have to put any load on your computer’s old hard disk. The OS is loaded on to the computer’s RAM (128MB is sufficient but 256MB is recommended) and is run from the RAM without making use of the hard disk. Puppy Linux considered the fastest OS in the world has very low requirements.
Another famous operating system, Lubuntu is based on Ubuntu. For Ubuntu users who are looking for a more lightweight version, Lubuntu is the right option. Even though a bit heavier than Puppy Linux, it requires only 256MB of RAM (512 MB is recommended). Sine it is based on Ubuntu, Ubuntu software will also work with this operating system.
Another Linux distribution, LXLE is also based on Lubuntu and they only stick with LTs releases of Lubuntu and Ubuntu. It uses the LXDE desktop environment. It is very suited to old computers and can do tasks really fast. And if you are still using Windows XP which won’t be getting any more updates, I would recommend LXLE for your old computer for a smooth and better computer experience.
So go ahead and revive your old dusty computers (instead of selling them parts by parts) with these cool Linux based systems and stop using boring operating systems like Windows 2000 or 95 on your old computers. I hope you found this information really useful. If you use other lightweight operating systems on your old computer, do not hesitate to comment below.
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