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PSA: When people ask you "What distro should I use?", try pointing them here
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I always had great luck with Linux mint and LXDE personally.
Did you use the link in this post yet?
@stevedidWHAT @iortega Your best bet is to use a distro that allows you to choose everything you install (at least your desktop experiences) so that you can install the lightest DE/WM you can. I would suggest something like CachyOS or Reborn, that have choosers and then choose something like openbox. Archcraft is also quite nice and light. I run it on an old machine and it runs beautifully.