Running Linux on old PC 

Man summoned a whole Linux community

all those extra cpu cycles and all that extra ram is the microsoft spyware running in background...no joke

Unpopular opinion but having a windows 7 laptop has come in handy for me a lot of time. I have dual booted it with win7 and lubuntu. The most epic combo.

It's always a percentage of usage though. On my laptop with 8 GB of RAM idle usage on a fresh install of W11 is about 1.3 GB, on my PC with 48 GB it's about 5-6 GB. Outrageous still. Linux with Cinnamon uses half a gig max.

I already using Linux, and I saw your short at my Linux Laptop

Haven't bought a new laptop in 15 years now. I buy 2nd hand laptops that people thinks are to slow for Windows, install Linux and I have a lightning fast laptop for pocket change.

My wife's computer has a Ryzen CPU and 16Gb of RAM and was sluggish with Windows 11 on, and it had only received updates, no new software installed on it. So I installed fedora 40 workstation and it's incredibly snappy now, so much so that I could even run a VB on it for her

I started using Linux on my rather old laptop. Now I even use it on my modern gaming rig. (It's already one year ago, when I bought it. It's a bit older, but still modern)

Linux is all I run. I am a programmer. It is great to learn Python.

Watched this on a 2008 machine running MX Linux... ;)

I Installed Linux Mint MATE edition on my mom's old 6th gen intel i3 laptop and it runs like a dream now!

No, I am not interested in installing Linux on my old PC... Linux is on my NEW PC now!

Linux is great for old and new pcs My current gaming pc runs linux mint and works beautifully

I use Linux on my 2018 laptop, Windows 10 on my desktop, and Vista for a 2000s setup on my old PC. Actually runs pretty nice on my laptop, but Vista on an old machine from around 2008 is actually really useful, especially with Mypal browsing + extended kernel. I used Linux on it for a while, but it was a bit unnatural.

I've been using Linux since 2023 and never regretted ever since

I've put Linux on a whole slew of different older PC's. I started by learning Linux with Zorin OS. I just recently migrated over to Linux Mint. Mint, with its MATE desktop feels generations beyond Zorin. I now have a 4,1 generation MacBook and a Lenovo SL510 running Mint. their both fantastic. The one little issue is that Mint does not have driver/firmware for the Apple iSight camera. A cheap external 640x480 resolution webcam from Five Below works perfectly. Cheers to all the staff at Mint.

I use to work in IT, I got to shut down Linux / Unix servers for the last time before my final day. It was common and normal for them to have an uptime of over a year without any problems. No memory leak problems with this OS. Yes Linux is running on my personal workstation.

My mom's age-of-consent old laptop struggled to run windows XP of all things, then installed Lubuntu and it's somewhat usable now. Could be that the hard drive is borked, gonna swap it with a new SSD and see what happens

Linux is simply amazing! It's such a good OS both for old and new PC's!

Using Debian now it's almost 1 month prior to that as an cyber security enthusiasts I used to use Parrot OS and even prior to that, Fedora... So it's might be 1 year since I'm using Linux. So based on this 1 year experience I can boldly say Linus Torvalds is a Legend🎉

Not just old pc, I recently bought a new laptop and the first thing I did was installing Linux on it

Another distro I love to use on my old laptops is Linux Mint. Especially the Xfce Edition

This video actually helped, thank you brother.

Surfshark suddenly becomes based

I run Linux, specifically Linux mint on my 7 year old Acer laptop and it runs like butter. It has all the features of windows and free softwares like CAD etc

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!

I have a story regarding this. 5 years ago my old 2012 elite book broke and I didnt have any money so for like 20usd got a old intel pentium laptop with 2gb ram and installed a debian distro named "unix" (came with windows xp). That enabled me to open word pdf and exel well enough to pass highschool, really was helpful in a difficult time.

Thank you for posting this little video. It was the highlight of my day.

Even on my i7 10th gen desktop 16 GB ram I use Linux just for gaming 😊

Even my Laptop is new and use more modern Hardware, run Linux just feel satisfying I currently use Manjaro Linux as it can be customize much like Android

I installed Ubuntu on my old HP elitebook after installing a cheap 128 gb SSD. It's works amazing. It's i5 2nd gen so more then 10 years old. The keyboard on the laptop is still in my opinion the best laptop keyboard I have ever used.

pretty interested in installing linux on my old laptop, its been collecting dust ever since i got a better one, might even do some cheap upgrades to it like adding more ram and upgrading to an ssd

I started using Linux on my desktop and laptop where I started with Ubuntu and spent months distro hopping until I settled with Arch on both machines. It’s lightweight and fun, would recommend!

If I had a pc with: Intel core i9-13900ks 128gb ram And a rtx4090 I would still install Linux on it EDIT: i accidentally started world war 3 in the replies

Lubuntu and other light distros is a great way to give life to your old computers again without feeling like you're actually using an old computer

If you still want to play games like roblox or want any other windows exclusive applications, i would probably go with tiny10 or tiny11.

Linux Mint is my main system. Windows is first thing that is to be replaced when I get new laptop as well as old ones 😊

I recommend Mint+XFCE for old and news PCs.

*you hear someone saying I use Arch btw from a distance

Im also using lubuntu (specifically lubuntu 22.04 LTS) on my 8 year old HP laptop because it ran slower than a snail, upgraded it from 4 gb of ram to 6 and it runs better than ever. Would highly recommend to anyone with an old pc or laggy laptop.

ive started using linux after watching mr robots, it was an old asus eee pc netbook with peppermint then i dived too deep in the iceberg, now ever laptops ive bought i instantly swapped for linux distro

Linux lite works great on my laptop. Also the Kubuntu disco works great too.

Never, the nostalgia of windows xp is more valuable than everything

Yes, I will download Linux on my old computer, without a doubt. Actually, I'm excited about this!!

The thing with me is I would recommend a non systemd distro for hardware purposes.

I already run Linux on my old I5 4570 PC. Can still play games.

I always hear how Linux will breathe new life into an old machine but usually sure the OS runs fine but things like web browsing and video streaming will be slow.

I run linux on multiple old laptops never looked back

Yes. Trying to learn programming and i bought a $150 windows 11. After I disabled S mode task manager says cpu is pinned at 100% and memory is 3.8 of 4gb. I’ve since bought a better laptop and am trying to bring the cheap one back from the dead with Linux

My 12 year old Toshiba satellite runs linux mint very well and everything works ....mouse,usb drives , printer . amazing!

I actually used lubuntu for 4years on my old pc. Only 1 year ago I built my dream pc the lubuntu rig is now a server

I run linux on all my stuff, even my phone which runs calyxos uses the linux kernel

Yes! I run Linux on two older laptops and they still serve a purpose.

I've started my journey with Linux in 2008 with Ubuntu. Now I use KDE Neon, which is Ububtu LTS with the latest KDE features. When I use Windows (at work) I constantly have an impression that there is a ton of crap running in the background, spying on me and having some arbitrary communication over the Internet, and running a task manager (or a torch on a switch) only confirms that.

I also run linux on a 6-7 years old laptop. I even have more battery life than I did with windows. Just need the right setup.

Is there a Linux interface that works with touch screen?

I love how linux is free and activation free.

Yup running Linux Mint on my 1st gen i3 laptop. Still kicks ass and still allows me to watch 1080p smoothly on RU-vid.

We have a Lenovo L530, put an ssd in there and installed linux mint. Runs like a champ.

i need it on my 2012 laptop, it cant even run windows 10 smoothly 😂

lol.. I leterally have this model HP Probook 4520s sitting on a shelf. It has Ubuntu 16 with i3 windows manager on it. Whenever I get in the mood to kick its tires, it fires up and runs flawlessly.

there is also a very lightweight version of windows called tiny 10 or tiny 11, which requires very fewer specs so it should run well on old pcs too

it takes over 5 minutes to boot up into windows 10 but when i installed Linux it decreased to 1-2 minutes (including the bootloader time)

I exclusively use Linux as I don't want spyware on my PC. Yes, Win11 is spyware that calls itself an operating system. Also, the Unity desktop (Ubuntu Unity) was known for being heavy - but it revived my old iMac (from 2017) so it takes 3 instead of 300 seconds to start Firefox, for example.

Watch as all of the arch btw folks get summoned to the chat

Him: would you be interested to install linux on your old pc? Me: nah, windows xp go brrrr.

I use arch btw

Already did, how do you think I am watching this video? :D HP ProBook 6560b running Lubuntu 23.04

Another option is keep using the version of Windows it came with, if your PC comes with a Windows version, you shouldn't upgrade to the next in the first place

The fact that Windows 11 shortened my laptop's HDD health by 40 percent compared to my much older windows 7 laptop which still had 100 percent health is astounding. Both are used for pretty much similar duties. The old one even had longer runtime, almost running 12/7. Measurements done with hard disk sentinel. Microsoft should cut back on bloatware aesthetics and instead focus on functionality.

We need tutorial on that my g

Sounds great

Have an old laptop Intel N4000, 4gb ram, 240gb ssd and install it with xubuntu. Its still used to code java with Eclipse & Netbeans. Totally works, man. 🎉

Using a decade old laptop and using Mint on it. Love using Surfshark on it.

Ofc the hp had an heinge problem. That's what hp stands for 😅

For begginers i reccomend Mint with default Cinnamon DE (Desktop Enviroment) I reccomend Linux when you don't do specjalist work that needs Windows software, like audio or video, There is no Adobe in Linux. If you want to learn programming, Linux is a great choice as most programmers use Linux or MacOS

I did this a few years ago. I had weeks to find out how to do this, but it was it worth.

Win7 comes handy if you don't want Linux. Here in my region everything revolves around windows. Schools teach windows, institutions have windows systems, it feels like everyone here uses windows. When I decided to give my old laptop to my parents installing Linux was not a good option because they were familiar with windows the whole time. So I grabbed the official iso I had & installed it. It's working fine.

Linux is pro environmental, breath todays tech into old PCs. I have been doing this and it's a big deal

I installed Linux on my Gaming PC

Been using Garuda linux on my gaming rig, but I just repurposed an old Windows 7/8 era Dell laptop using a minimalistic Arch install and qtile for the window management. It's now living a second life as a multi-player BeamNG server host!

"would you install Linux on your old PC?" I already have. 😅

People who run Linux know not to use a VPN for Privacy.

arch linux gang

Just a quick note: There are distros that are a lot lighter than Lubuntu, such as Void, Arch and Gentoo, although the latter two are more recommended for experienced users and Gentoo still demands a significant of processing power to compile programs. But they use a lot less RAM than Windows, especially on their minimal installs (no DE.)

Linux is the most beautiful OS I've ever used. I tried many distros and I love them all. Tails is secure, mx is useful and lite is lightweight...

At that point, that PC can’t benefit from Windows, so it’s okay to install Linux to it

Microsoft should bring back "Starter" editions of Windows, which could run on low end machines.

"Fancy interface"? Windows 10/11 has anything but a fancy interface. WindowsUI design peaked on Win7. I have used Linux ages ago (Ubuntu Hardy), eventually i realized most of the things i use my computer for require windows, or i can do them on linux but requires lots of stuff to get them working (ie. mess with the bash) and most of the time i fail.

I use a ThinkPad as my daily driver with Arch and KDE. W520, from 12 years ago. With Coreboot as BIOS and 3rd gen CPU upgrade too!

Right on time for Ubuntu to announce they’re thinking about stopping support for procs older than round 2015 which would trickle down and screw over all the forks from Ubuntu

Ive been running xubuntu and other distros on old trash for decades! Great way to make good use of old hardware.

My dell vostro casually crashing on the lightest linux I could find 💀

I just installed Mint on my old pc. Works great!

i have a 10 year old pc, it runs windows 10 really well! its a dell optiplex 380, pentium e5700, 4gb ram and 420gb space (120gb ssd+300gb hdd) its a really reliable pc, im thinking of turning it into a sleeper one day

My laptop is from 2016, it runs smoothly on Linux these days, loving it that it is back fast and smooth (which was not the case with ugh windows)

Switched to Linux Mint in August, never looked back

I've linux on all my machines.Even home server.I'm a system developer and Linux is just satisfaction

Well, RU-vid has been recommending me random Linux videos more often since last few days and I think I'm lured to installing it.

there is a hewlett-packard computer from 2011 somewhere here... so yes.