What's the Best Lite Version of Linux?

Preacher · 11-25-2019, 10:08 AM

I know there is an older thread that has lots of good information posted regarding Linux. And from that thread, with the help of more than a few members, I was able to revive an old laptop with Linux Mint and get a few more years out of it.

I've recently upgraded to a new laptop, but call me old fashioned if you will, I just hate to throw something away that can be of use. So I am looking to revive my old laptop once more with a lighter version of Linux. It still works on Mint, but it was starting to get sluggish again.

I'm going to experiment from flash drives to find the flavor I like.

Here's what I've tried so far:

For the moment, I have dumped Linux Mint (which I absolutely loved) and replaced it with LXLE. LXLE works really well and is lightning fast, but there is not a lot of choices for add-on apps (unless my computer illiteracy is shining through and I can't find it). In particular, it lacks the use of Wine so I can add a few needed windows apps to make my life easier. Most notable, E-sword is not yet available on Linux and I use it daily. That is my one and only complaint with LXLE.

Other Lite's I am looking at are Peppermint, Puppy, Bodhi, Linux Lite, Lubuntu, antiX, and Manjaro.

I was just wondering if anyone else has had experience with these.

Keep in mind, my choices are limited because my old laptop is only a 32 bit machine.

I look forward to any opinions.

11-25-2019, 10:08 AM	#1
Preacher Chaplain/Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 11,321	What's the Best Lite Version of Linux? I know there is an older thread that has lots of good information posted regarding Linux. And from that thread, with the help of more than a few members, I was able to revive an old laptop with Linux Mint and get a few more years out of it. I've recently upgraded to a new laptop, but call me old fashioned if you will, I just hate to throw something away that can be of use. So I am looking to revive my old laptop once more with a lighter version of Linux. It still works on Mint, but it was starting to get sluggish again. I'm going to experiment from flash drives to find the flavor I like. Here's what I've tried so far: For the moment, I have dumped Linux Mint (which I absolutely loved) and replaced it with LXLE. LXLE works really well and is lightning fast, but there is not a lot of choices for add-on apps (unless my computer illiteracy is shining through and I can't find it). In particular, it lacks the use of Wine so I can add a few needed windows apps to make my life easier. Most notable, E-sword is not yet available on Linux and I use it daily. That is my one and only complaint with LXLE. Other Lite's I am looking at are Peppermint, Puppy, Bodhi, Linux Lite, Lubuntu, antiX, and Manjaro. I was just wondering if anyone else has had experience with these. Keep in mind, my choices are limited because my old laptop is only a 32 bit machine. I look forward to any opinions. __________________ You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done. Ronald Reagan - 1964 ------------------------------------- Bunker Member #4. Last edited by Preacher; 11-25-2019 at 10:10 AM. Reason: Typo

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