Anyone know minimum requirements to run Ubuntu. The main flavor as well as any other you want to share. Also, suggest any other distrio for a 15 year old laptop. Thanks.

  • binboupan@lemmy.kagura.eu
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    2 years ago

    2 GHz dual-core processor or better, 4 GB system memory, 25 GB of free hard drive space (per official documentation)

    The main Ubuntu flavor is pretty heavy since it uses GNOME, you are better off running Lubuntu, Xubuntu or Ubuntu Mate. For very low end hardware you could use something like antiX.

    • chainsawrobot@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      Ive used Lubuntu on old machines in the age range OP is asking and its great. Turns a 2011 Macbook into a functional machine, had what felt like out-of-the-box performance.

      That being said, the best performance gains from laptops can honestly just be a good cleaning. Cat hair and dust in machines that are hot day 1 can add up and send your CPU into “please help me” mode.

    • Eavolution@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      I’ve never used Ubuntu, but I used Debian for a while and the Mate desktop and highly recommend Mate.