@Crying4625@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agoWhat's the best light desktop env to install in a Linux distro?message-square83fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the best light desktop env to install in a Linux distro?@Crying4625@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-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-squareEugenialinkfedilinkEnglish13•6 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-square@Crying4625@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilink1•6 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
minus-square@azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agohttps://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Cinnamon Cinnamon is available for Arch, would be the same or better
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
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Cinnamon Cinnamon is available for Arch, would be the same or better
Arch + Cinnamon is neato!