I currently have an old laptop with Windows 7. However, I looked around for a new operating system because Windows 7 is insecure on the one hand and on the other hand hangs extremely heavily on my laptop. Unfortunately, the laptop only has an Intel Celeron M with 1.46 GHz and 2 GB. I don't want to play games with it. I just want to surf the internet, occasionally use open office for applications or PowerPoint presentations. However, it all runs very slowly.
Now I've heard of Linux Lite. It is said to be very suitable for low-performance devices and the hardware requirements looked very promising.
Has anyone had any experience with this?
How to install on Windows 7?
What about the availability of programs?
Ubuntu or kubuntu should also run. Simply download, write with rufus to an empty usb with min 4gb memory and then restart pc from the usb and either start the live version to try or install directly. Don't forget to secure everything important beforehand
Take Lubuntu. Is a Linux distribution. You only need to put this on a stick (e.g. With etcher) and then start from the stick. Then you can install it instead of or parallel to Windows 7. Open Office etc. There's everything.
Kubuntu usually runs slower than Windows 7, I wouldn't recommend it because kde needs a lot of RAM and hardware acceleration via opengl.
Also based on Ubuntu
Ah OK thanks
Jub Dear xfce or lxqt
It does, only with lxqt as window manager.
I would advise you to Xubuntu. I successfully use this distribution for low-performance notebooks, the Xfce surface is economical with the technology.
Does your computer have a DVD drive and burner?
You burn an .iso file from Xubuntu to DVD and reinstall it from scratch. Before you do this, you should bring your own files to safety, which you can import back into your home directory / home / username (username is the one you specified during installation).
Insert the DVD and boot with it (change the boot order in the BIOS if necessary) and then go to Installation.
As already correctly described by many, an Ubuntu flavor with a desktop environment based on LXDE / LXQT or XFCE is more recommendable for less powerful devices than e.g. A classic Ubuntu with Gnome. If you want to save more resources, you need the expertise, e.g. I3 set up. I can't recommend this window manager to a beginner - it's just about being able to work with it in a way that conserves resources.
Windows 10 on such a poorly performing device is as useful as an umbrella when diving.
I can't confirm that KDE is fundamentally slow. It looks beautiful and this beauty has its price. On a Raspbi, I would (currently) not want to have a KDE because the resources are just too valuable for me, but on a current platform I would be very happy ;-) (I have to say that I don't really care about desktop environments anymore and I became a friend of the CLI. Fast, light, black screen and white text)
A live system for empathizing and trying out may make sense, precisely because it can be set up quickly.
Linux Mint is somehow a virus that is currently running through the scene - Windows-like to use, somehow familiar, but non-oxidative and very DAU-friendly, because there's a lot of Klicki-Bunti… Well, the main thing is that the user is happy and happy happy.
If you really want to use your notebook with Linux, please make friends with the idea of using the terminal. It is your most powerful weapon in fighting problems, creating new solutions and increasing your ability to use a computer. Just about everything that has to do with Linux is excellently documented. Fundamental questions about handling and functions no longer have to be asked, just googled - a huge advantage!
I strongly believe that the hard drive has never been replaced on your notebook and that it has already run down a number of hours. Invest the money and get an SSD (capacity doesn't matter, you can outsource user data - keep your system clean). With this you breathe new power into an old box. If possible, try to get at least 4 GB of RAM, it just makes the work faster overall. Of course, this also works without an upgrade.
I wish you success ;-)
I speak from my own experience when I say: Acer Aspire with Centrino, 4 GB RAM and SSD with Kubuntu - runs fine, but otherwise I only use Pis, so I would probably celebrate myself on a microwave ;-)
No matter which Linux: It is not a program that you "install on Windows 7".
It is a complete replacement of the operating system.
You also need to know that there are no Windows programs running on Linux. Microsoft Office e.g. B. Not available.
Anyway:
Linux-experienced users will be able to better answer which Linux distro is best suited.
In the case of laptops, in particular, I learn from c't magazine that it can't look optimal in terms of driver support and energy-saving modes.
Windows 8 or 10 might be an alternative.
Incidentally, the fact that Windows 7 is slowing down does not have to have anything to do with Windows 7 itself, but with the fact that you are using Windows 7 and its security gaps to go online. Malware is more likely to be the case here than with later versions of Windows.
