I want to install a good OS this system, here are it's specs

[subtle jolt]

mint/debian xfce?

[terse grotto]

Honestly most linux distros would be good, i'd recommend using a lighter window manager like xfce though

[crystal pier]

fedora w/ xfce would also work well wouldnt it

[sudden shell]

Should I install 32 bit or 64 bit?

[sudden shell]

I will install fluxbox or icewm

[subtle jolt]

whatever your CPU supports

[terse grotto]

your CPU is 64 bit

[sudden shell]

It supports both

[terse grotto]

64 bit then

[sudden shell]

But it lags alot

[crystal pier]

wouldnt you want something more DIY then? idk

[rose fog]

Mint xfce, xubuntu, elementary os xfce

[crystal pier]

i dont think that has much to do with 64 or 32 bit

[sudden shell]

Oh

[sudden shell]

No, I just want it be working

Some browsers, pdf editors and some flaypaks

[rose fog]

Try mint xfce or xubuntu first

[sudden shell]

You can say school work

[rose fog]

Mint xfce if u want flatpak out of the box

[crystal pier]

^^

[sudden shell]

I can install via terminal

[crystal pier]

probably mint xfce rather than

[sudden shell]

Np

[crystal pier]

xubuntu since snaps 😅

[rose fog]

Still mint xfce is lighter

[terse grotto]

AntiX seems like it would be good for you

or MX

only problem being that the packages might be a little old

[rose fog]

Let them try mint xfce

If that's too heavy, then we go for something a Lil more barebones

[crystal pier]

i feel like mint xfce would be more set it and forget it wouldnt it

[sudden shell]

Yea it's debain with icewm

[sudden shell]

It's Debian with fluxbox

[terse grotto]

yeah

[sudden shell]

Somebody was telling me to use 32 bit versions of linux so I was going with lmde 32 bit

[terse grotto]

it doesnt matter what architecture you use

If your CPU supports 64 bit then use it

[crystal pier]

wait wouldnt 32 bit OSes have compatability issues with programs

since most are made for 64 bit or

[terse grotto]

yes

[crystal pier]

yeah alr

[sudden shell]

Ikr

[terse grotto]

Just try whatever you want

[sudden shell]

No I just want something that works

Not interested in much tweaking

[terse grotto]

Most linux distros will run decent on it anyways

[sudden shell]

I just wanted so that it works

[terse grotto]

Install debian stable

[sudden shell]

I will install something very minimal

[crystal pier]

yeah

[sudden shell]

Like i3 or icewm

[crystal pier]

then use debian stable and install i3 after

[sudden shell]

I will install mint

[terse grotto]

Debian stable is solid and just works

[sudden shell]

Ikr I've used it

[terse grotto]

mint isnt very minimal

[sudden shell]

Not very minimal but something very light weight as I said

[terse grotto]

Like i said just use whatever you want

[sudden shell]

I will dual boot it since it has some important info in hard drive

[sudden shell]

Ok I was just asking if it will work or not

Btw the image is in live environment

Of fedora 41

[dry shadow]

if you want usability then mint/fedora/ubuntu Xfce4/LxQt

[terse grotto]

yeah ik

[sudden shell]

Mint with icewm sounds good to me

[dry shadow]

it's GNOME and is the most heavy out of all popular

[sudden shell]

Since it's floating wm and I always wanna use a floating wm

[terse grotto]

I wouldnt advise installing unsupported DEs on mint

[dry shadow]

if you want a WM, perhaps something preconfigured like antix

[sudden shell]

Inwas just testing if it boots or not

[sudden shell]

I will manage that

Maybe I would install devuan idk

[terse grotto]

Like i said just experiment and you'll find one you like

[sudden shell]

I can configure it

Or use it unconfigured

[sudden shell]

Ye

[crystal pier]

i feel like debian stable is good if new packages arent needed
otherwise fedora
and then just install the WM you need

or just experiment like what overseer said

[dry shadow]

@frigid mountain runs antix on his 2 GB machine

[sudden shell]

Well yea Debian sounds good to me

[terse grotto]

If you want the fastest daily drivable OS possible then you can try void with i3

[sudden shell]

But I like apt configured in mint

[dry shadow]

it comes with preconfigured iceWM and is debian based

[sudden shell]

So yea

[crystal pier]

is void really daily-driveable?

[terse grotto]

wdym

[terse grotto]

I've done it before

[sudden shell]

Void hmm, it will consume alot of time in installing

Also I've never used it

[dry shadow]

you can test it on https://distrosea.com/
select the full image

[sudden shell]

Like the packages available for mint is better

[sudden shell]

Well ik about this site

[terse grotto]

Its blazing fast but lacks the support that many of the more popular distros have

[crystal pier]

i always thought it was some niche distro for a few experimental people

[sudden shell]

Im not new to linux but I've never encounter such old hardware

[dry shadow]

ah your screenshot said youre new

[rigid hawk]

Mint XFCE or Debian XFCE, even Ubuntu XFCE would work

[sudden shell]

😂

[sudden shell]

Not in mood to use xfce, I wanna try floating wm

[rigid hawk]

Then try AntiX or any Debian with an WM
or even MX Linux

[sudden shell]

Oh okay

What about endevour?

[terse grotto]

Endeavour would be good

just dont use KDE or GNOME

[rigid hawk]

I dont think Endeavour has a pure floating WM, but yeah, you can try it

[rigid hawk]

Mhm

[sudden shell]

Ikr it will lag. Alot

[sudden shell]

I will install it

[terse grotto]

I mean since its pretty much just arch then installing another DE wont be too problematic

[sudden shell]

Im first backing up some important files even tho I will dual boot

[terse grotto]

actually it might not be that good of an idea

[sudden shell]

Oh

Well it's for certain de I guess

Cause base is same for all

[terse grotto]

I'd advise just installing arch

[sudden shell]

I was skipping that cause it sticks for me

[terse grotto]

?

[sudden shell]

If I wanna do clean install

Then I will install arch

Otherwise I will stick with debian or mint

[terse grotto]

Pretty much any distro not using GNOME or KDE will be fine

[sudden shell]

Alr

[frigid mountain]

yeah I have the same specs as heisenberg's machine, including same cpu. Antix (full) 64-bit works beautifully on it

comes with icewm (default environment), plus has fluxbox, and JWM too, @sudden shell

only thing is change the browser, cuz Firefox ESR is slow on multimedia

[sudden shell]

Thanks

[sudden shell]

What's your laptop name?

Mine is lenovo y510

[frigid mountain]

HP Pavillion dv 2500

[sudden shell]

What browser do you use?

[sudden shell]

Oh

[frigid mountain]

I installed regular Firefox that I usually use, and sometime Edge

or Chromium

[sudden shell]

Will ungoogled chromium work fine?

[frigid mountain]

I guess. if u can figure out how to put it

[sudden shell]

And librewolf as well

Put what?

If edge works fine I hope chromium will as well

[frigid mountain]

ungoogled chromium isnt in the package installer

[sudden shell]

I will install via github

[sudden shell]

Wait what package manager is this?

[terse grotto]

The built in MX startup manager

[sudden shell]

Oh

[frigid mountain]

Antix Package Installer

similar to MXpi

[terse grotto]

What actually is the difference between antix and mx?

[sudden shell]

Both are maintained by different individuals lol

[frigid mountain]

mx is a later evolution of antix, made by OG creator plus the Mepis Linux developers, general all purpose distro

antix is made specifcally with quite-old and/or weaker computers in mind

[sudden shell]

We will owe to them 🙏

[terse grotto]

Tekken 6

[sudden shell]

What should I install now?

Oh yea

[terse grotto]

God of War

[sudden shell]

Definetly

But seriously

From linux only

What should I install

[terse grotto]

whichever you want to install

you got all our collective opinions now its up to you to make a choice

[sudden shell]

Ok

Im going with mint xfce first

[frigid mountain]

am i seeing this right? 1.9 GiB of installed RAM? or does it say 1.0 ?

[sudden shell]

1.9

Means 2gb ram

[frigid mountain]

yeah same as mine