I have an old Subnotebook (at least 10 years old I think) which runs Windows 7 atm. I would like to run Linux on it. I‘m a Linux noob, but would like to try and learn a few things. Any recommendations?

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I have successfully run Arch with Openbox as WM on machines even older than that. Arch has a learning curve, though.

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      1 year ago

      And therefore it should not be recommended to Linux beginners… It is not a beginner distro.

      • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        There is no such thing as a “beginner distro”. There are distros that need little to no intelligence to set up and maintain. Arch needs you to read and follow instructions. It is a myth that it is impossible for beginners to use Arch. There are several good installations instructions in the wiki, select one and follow it till the end.

        There are also plenty of Arch derivates that preconfigure the system for you.

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          1 year ago

          You’re way too deep in the linux world lol.

          There are distros that need little to no intelligence to set up and maintain.

          One might call that… suited for beginners.

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    1 year ago

    Peppermint OS!!! running it right now and its SMOOTH! lightweight and looks sexy while doing it!

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    1 year ago

    Void Linux. It doesn’t have the heavy SystemD, starts off with a simple XFCE environment.

    Not to mention the incredibly fast XBPS package manager.

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        1 year ago

        For a beginner, maybe not. But I’d probably suggest it over something like Arch just because of the excellent installer, amazing community and healthy ecosystem of packages.