Linux Lite 3.6 is a lightweight linux distribution based on Ubuntu; years ago I tried it and abandoned it since the encrypted LVM portion of the installer was broken; I use encrypted volumes on my home machines to facilitate HD disposal and on my laptop to protect my info should my LT get stolen.
LL uses the XFCE window manager and can operate with as little as 512Mb; I booted, logged in and the memory usage was 300Mb.
This recent release is based on an LTS version of ubuntu; suggested looking at it for 8+ year old machines of core2duo vintage.
I will mention that 'only' the window manager is lightweight; the usual full featured apps are loaded such as LibreOffice, Thunderbird. This is a good mix since scant resources go to the apps, not the WM. I have no interest in apps like AbiWord; if I have to use apps like that I'd rather throw the computer away.
LL uses the XFCE window manager and can operate with as little as 512Mb; I booted, logged in and the memory usage was 300Mb.
This recent release is based on an LTS version of ubuntu; suggested looking at it for 8+ year old machines of core2duo vintage.
I will mention that 'only' the window manager is lightweight; the usual full featured apps are loaded such as LibreOffice, Thunderbird. This is a good mix since scant resources go to the apps, not the WM. I have no interest in apps like AbiWord; if I have to use apps like that I'd rather throw the computer away.
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