Any suggestions for linux builds on AMD Athlon XP 2000+ w/2G ram?
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Any suggestions for linux builds on AMD Athlon XP 2000+ w/2G ram?
Yes, it's 15 years old but I'm way older and still work.
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (running at 1.5GHz) and 2G of RAM on an Asus motherboard with an XP OS (yuk). Currently running Mint 18.1 on my new machine but don't want to part-out my old one.
Any suggestions as to which build would work well on this old 32-bit machine? Would Mint 32-bit be too much for it? It still needs to be user-friendly for those in my household who are not familiar with Linux.
Yes, it's 15 years old but I'm way older and still work.
AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (running at 1.5GHz) and 2G of RAM on an Asus motherboard with an XP OS (yuk). Currently running Mint 18.1 on my new machine but don't want to part-out my old one.
Any suggestions as to which build would work well on this old 32-bit machine? Would Mint 32-bit be too much for it? It still needs to be user-friendly for those in my household who are not familiar with Linux.
My thanks to all that have responded. I appreciate the time taken to respond to my question. These suggestions are a great starting point and I look forward to learning more about Linux.
I agree that AntiX is an ideal place to start. openSUSE for 32 bit is only available in its Tumbleweed rolling release, which may not be very well suited for a family expecting stability. That said, I do have Tumbleweed running on multiple Athlon XP class machines, all with KDE3 as the desktop.
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