So i have a bunch of pc’s/laptops/computers and such that my family members refuse to depart with even though there really bad. so far they mangae to keep 4 bulky computers in total, we do have some new-ish ones but theses ones im talking about need some loving.1 computer is 32 bit and has 2gb of ram, the other 3 have 64-bit and range from 1gb of ram- to 2 and one of which has only 75 space hardrive.
are there any linux distros that might work becasue im a noob who uses windows so im very lost. any tips or suggestions or something would be great.
also if im posting in the wrong plac eplease let me know in the comments.
For the 32-bit machine, Debian 12 with XFCE or LXQt. There’s lighter desktops but those get outside of noob territory.
I did this with an old server at work recently, it’s an old 2GB DDR2 single-core 32-bit VIA CPU. It’s maxes out at 2GB because it only has a single RAM slot, but despite this it’s ok with Debian 12. You get to have modern software on “e-waste”.
For the others, try to bump them up to at least 4GB of RAM, 8 preferably, and throw Linux Mint on them. Either the XFCE edition or the flagship Cinnamon desktop, it’s very performance even on older hardware I’ve found.
And if you really want to make them feel faster. Ditch those hard drives and get some cheap SATA SSD’s. It makes all the difference in the world.
EDIT: spelling mistakes