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Originally Posted by azrielle
Debian 9 based Q4OS Scorpion uses 3x to 4x the RAM at idle that Debian 8 based Q4OS 1.8.8 uses, at least in my tests on an Acer n570 based Happy2 netbook.
And THAT is why I said I CANNOT recommend it for an older computer.....
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Ah, I did wonder what the issue was.
This is a good time to mention that frankbell made a good point regarding the OP, my own "old laptop", or anyone reading this thread considering their own "old laptop".
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Originally Posted by frankbell
I think that somehow the cart has gotten ahead of the horse.
What are the laptop's specs, particularly RAM and CPU?
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I do follow what you are saying, azrielle. At one time I had an old second hand PC I used as a web server. It was running headless with a light Debian install and worked fine. I decided to do a light Suse install because it had the nice YAST tools available. Suse consumed so much of the PCs resources that it became useless.These were both minimal installs connecting VIA SSH.
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Inspiron 1200 has a 1.3 Ghz Celeron with 1GB (+256MB) RAM (upgraded). Looking up Acer N570 I see a 1.66 Ghz duo core Atom with 1GB RAM.
I heard about Q4OS from DistroWatch and first tried it out in VirtualBox on my desktop. Q4OS claimed to support "legacy computers" so I installed it on my Inspiron 1200. I think it is great to have a current OS running on a laptop over a dozen years old. I am making this post from that laptop, connected VIA wifi. In so far as my own "old laptop" is concerned I would not consider your recommendation valid.
I believe IsaacKwo would be correct about Debian, perhaps with some wise software choices.
