Crying4625@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat's the best light desktop env to install in a Linux distro?message-squaremessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the best light desktop env to install in a Linux distro?Crying4625@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square83fedilinkfile-text
I want to revive an old Lenovo laptop with an AMD A6 2.6GHz and 4GB ram, what would be the best option for a DE?
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI did that later but this laptop only supports SATA II speeds so it helped, but isn’t game changing like it would be on SATA III speeds
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoDoes it have a PCIe slot for an extra WiFi card? You might be able to adapt it.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoNo it’s too old and cheap for extra slots. But for 2011 it runs office stuff, zoom calls, etc perfectly fine. With w10 it was a complete brick.
I did that later but this laptop only supports SATA II speeds so it helped, but isn’t game changing like it would be on SATA III speeds
Does it have a PCIe slot for an extra WiFi card? You might be able to adapt it.
No it’s too old and cheap for extra slots. But for 2011 it runs office stuff, zoom calls, etc perfectly fine. With w10 it was a complete brick.