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I have 2 old laptops from the 2009. What version of Linux should I get on them

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They both have AMD dual core processors. One is 1 GHz and one is 1.3 GHz. One has 4 GB ram and one has 2 GB ddr3. They all have enough space for any linux operating system. I was thinking Ubuntu but I think that it is too much for the processors because my processors are very slow

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  • CPU
    RYZEN 5 1600
  • Motherboard
    ASROCK B450 PRO 4
  • RAM
    16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX
  • GPU
    PowerColor RX 5700
  • Case
    Corsair Carbide 275r
  • Storage
    intel 660p 512 GB
  • PSU
    PowerSpec PS650BSM
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For the 2GB:

  • Xubuntu
  • Debian
  • Arch

For the 4 GB:

  • OpenSUSE
  • Ubuntu
  • Pop!_OS
  • Fedora
  • Arch 
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7 hours ago, CactusMan said:

For the 2GB:

  • Xubuntu
  • Debian
  • Arch

For the 4 GB:

  • OpenSUSE
  • Ubuntu
  • Pop!_OS
  • Fedora
  • Arch

He could run any of these for either laptop

 

Choosing the right desktop manager is what makes a difference, the base OS means little to performance.

 

System specs:

4790k

GTX 1050

16GB DDR3

Samsung evo SSD

a few HDD's

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2 hours ago, Terryv said:

He could run any of these for either laptop

 

Choosing the right desktop manager is what makes a difference, the base OS means little to performance.

 

It's not the distros, it's the default ram usage. 

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14 hours ago, Terryv said:

He could run any of these for either laptop

 

Choosing the right desktop manager is what makes a difference, the base OS means little to performance.

 

im actually looking at linux mint for the worst laptop and xubuntu for the other one

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  • CPU
    RYZEN 5 1600
  • Motherboard
    ASROCK B450 PRO 4
  • RAM
    16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX
  • GPU
    PowerColor RX 5700
  • Case
    Corsair Carbide 275r
  • Storage
    intel 660p 512 GB
  • PSU
    PowerSpec PS650BSM
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On 11/25/2019 at 8:12 AM, Pumas_committed_bottleneck said:

im actually looking at linux mint for the worst laptop and xubuntu for the other one

I run Mint on my laptop and have been very happy with it.  It boot up quick (upgraded to SSD) and does everything I need it to do.  I didn't like Ubuntu as much as Mint.  Manjaro didn't seem to run as well as Mint does, but that could be because the original HDD was dying (hence the SSD).

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Debian net install will give you a very light base. I would avoid gnome and KDE desktops on systems without a SSD. They are perfectly usable in a 4GB system but I find these advanced desktops are not very responsive/smooth on a 5400rpm laptop drive. Real nerds don't need a desktop manager.

 

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I would suggest Mint for both of them. My choice would be the MATE version. It seems to run very well on older hardware. 

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