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LXLE still good for older devices? (self.linux)

submitted 11 months ago by actionjbone to c/[email protected]

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A few years ago, LXLE was my distro of choice for older hardware.

I haven't used it in a while, and now I'm trying to revive an HP Stream (AMD/4GB RAM/32GB SSD).

Anything else I might want to try first, or is LXLE still considered good for lightweight/feature rich?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yes, use what you know. Neither LXLE nor LXDE are end of life as claimed in other comments. The latest LXLE release is supported until 2030, which is five years longer than Windows 10.

[–] actionjbone 1 points 11 months ago

I appreciate your response. it's good to know I'm safe running what I know. And cerement gave me some good info so I can learn more about different distros. :)

[–] actionjbone 1 points 11 months ago

I tried installing LXLE - and in spite of multiple attempts, it simply refuses to install the boot files into the boot partition. 🤣

So I suppose it's getting a different flavor, after all