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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What distro would you recommend for a 32-bit old Acer One laptop? (kbin.social)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's an old model (Acer One D257) Processor is Intel Atom. Memory is 1GB DDR3 with 320 GB of HDD. I currently Have MX 21 running on it, but I need to reinstall because I forgot the root password. Since I'm reinstalling the OS, I thought I'd ask here for recommendations for an OS that makes the most of this oldie.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not the desktop that needs 4 GB, it's large apps like modern browser or office. The desktop will run fine on 1 GB. May want to look into Midori and Abiword as alternatives.

[–] olafurp 2 points 11 months ago

Absolutely correct, Alpine can run a desktop environment with 500 megs.