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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I know Debian and others can breathe life into older machines. But i wonder if there are any distros with serious optimizations that I haven't heard of. I've already tried MX Linux on an old Thinkpad SL400, and didn't see any difference from plain Debian.

Update: thanks for the great suggestions. Forgot to say many distros feel zippy and fast until you open a web browser. Appreciate your thoughts on which web browser to use too. So far I've had a positive experience with Thorium and Chromium.

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[-] Frederic@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago

antiX should be ok, it's very light

[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago

Love Antix! It is like the grandfather to MX Linux, but also the little baby?

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