Crying4625@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's the best light desktop env to install in a Linux distro?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up145arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the best light desktop env to install in a Linux distro?Crying4625@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
I want to revive an old Lenovo laptop with an AMD A6 2.6GHz and 4GB ram, what would be the best option for a DE?
minus-squareEugenia@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoThat’s fast enough to run the latest Linux Mint with Cinnamon. I have two laptops with the exact same cpu speed (passmark score) and 4 GB of ram. With 2 GB swap file you will be in business.
minus-squareCrying4625@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoOh, that’s pretty neat info. I’m more of an Arch user but I might give Linux mint a try now that I know that. Thanks
That’s fast enough to run the latest Linux Mint with Cinnamon. I have two laptops with the exact same cpu speed (passmark score) and 4 GB of ram. With 2 GB swap file you will be in business.
Oh, that’s pretty neat info. I’m more of an Arch user but I might give Linux mint a try now that I know that. Thanks