I want the absolute fastest operating system for a terrible netbook, any suggestions? I was thinking ubuntu would be good but idk...
define terrible
Define 'terrible'
They are the netbooks given to the 8th graders about 6 years ago (maybe longer).
System Information
Operating System: Windows 7 Enterprise 32-bit
System Manufacturer: ASUS
System Model: 1001PX
Processor: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N450 @ 1.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.7GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 1014MB RAM
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That isn't too bad.
A lightweight Linux distribution would be recommended. I've messed around with Lubuntu and Kubuntu as well as Linux Mint on netbooks. All have worked well.
I'm not a Linux expert at all though so someone else may give you better.options.
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Even full Ubuntu should run ok
Yeah but Unity lol
Whoa thats alot of information mate @anon27890947 just the cpu and ram would have been sufficient. Id say linux mint.
Come on Unity isn't THAT bad.
Ubuntu mate or Mint XFCE.If that is slow try some openbox distro.
I am running ubuntu MATE on a little laptop with an Atom N450. It goes okay, though a little patience is needed.
hey man we don't need this many specs, next time the ram and the processor and the storage would be just fine, but try something like xbuntu, don't go with typical ubuntu, i have found that on older machines ubuntu doesn't work, so xbuntu will be just fine
android-x86 or Windows XP should run on even the crappiest systems.
Depends on how technical you are and how much elbow grease you are willing to put into it. For an easy, workable solution, I've found Lubuntu LTS to work wonders on these Asus EEE PC netbooks (64-bit for yours, I believe). It's a full desktop OS that doesn't need any tweaking or command-line work, gets good support, and will be significantly snappier than Windows. I'd start here. If you're still finding it too slow, you can squeeze even more performance out of it with something like Puppy Linux, ArchBang, or Damn Small Linux, but these require successively greater amounts of effort.
Full Ubuntu / Fedora / OpenSUSE etc. will likely run, but they will eat up more resources than these, especially with heavier desktop environments.
In times like these, let us all mourn the death of CrunchBang, and redouble our efforts to get Chromium OS off the ground.
I use Xubuntu on my netbook it runs pretty well. If you wanted lighter weight then Lubuntu or BunsenLabs Linux are pretty good.
I think that a lightweight Linux distro with LXDE or LXQT desktop would still run nicely on a system like that.
Lubuntu, LXLE just to name a few.
Also @anon27890947 i edited your system spec post.
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Edit the Gentoo source code so that it's as minimal as it can be
really anything will work, if you really want to go minimal try alpine gnu/linux it's made to run without a hard drive and sit on the RAM
If you want something super light, just go with Arch + i3. It can't get more minimal than that :P Well it can but I'm a fan of i3 haha. If you dont' wanna go with a tiling window manager, you can always just go with XFCE or LXDE.
That machine will run any kind of linux you like. Depending on how it feels you may want to change desktop environment.
Start simple with Unity if it starts pissing you off or is sluggish, don't reinstall just install an different desktop environment.
LXDE is a popular choice becuase it is light
I really like LXQT
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/LXQt
some people recommend xfce but it really isn't light
Enlightenment is also well reviewed.
good luck let us know how you go !
I love GNOME personally, and it should run alright, but if I were running those specs I'd go with something more lightweight.
Here are my recommendations (with links!):
- Antix (variety) if you want to go super lightweight. I'm recommending this one primarily because it comes with multiple choices and they're all really lightweight.
- Xubuntu (XFCE) if you want lightweight, but still maintain a familiar interface and a more up-to-date look.