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hi i just wanted to know what linux distro i should upgrade to with 2GB of RAM and a pentium with the clock speed of 1.80GHZ from 2013 

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2 minutes ago, nogosumi_k0 said:

hi i just wanted to know what linux distro i should upgrade to with 2GB of RAM and a pentium 8 from 2013 

Something like xubuntu would be fine. It's light enough to run on low ram, and CPU should only matters if you need to do something CPU heavy.

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7 minutes ago, nogosumi_k0 said:

hi i just wanted to know what linux distro i should upgrade to with 2GB of RAM and a pentium 8 from 2013 

Yeah, like the other guys said Xubuntu LTS would be a great option. Pure peace of mind for 5 yrs straight along with the latest kernel.

 

You could also try out Zorin OS, or Zorin OS Lite, the 2nd one also got XFCE desktop environment. From the spec sheet both are pretty light with Zorin Lite taking things more lightly xD.  Zorin runs on the previous LTS kernel, but with OS overhead in mind, it's worth it IMO. Here's the link to Zorin's page.

 

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I'll throw one in the ring for Mint XFCE

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Can you check the specs closer? There's no such thing as a Pentium 8, so I'm not sure what you've got. 

In most cases I'd go with Mint. It runs well even on older hardware. 

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12 minutes ago, ProjectBox153 said:

Can you check the specs closer? There's no such thing as a Pentium 8, so I'm not sure what you've got. 

It's the ultra special edition un-released CPU from the future

 

 

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9 hours ago, DarkEnergy said:

It's the ultra special edition un-released CPU from the future

 

 

 

How many air conditioning units does it take to keep that thing cool?

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