Re: [PLUG] Recommendation: distro for an Athalon X2 CPU from 2010

[jeffv via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Midori Next Gen?
Based on FF. Light.

On 12/27/25 17:30, Mike Leone via plug wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM K.S. Bhaskar via plug 
> <plug@lists.phillylinux.org <mailto:plug@lists.phillylinux.org>> wrote:
>
>     Damn Small Linux (https://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ <https://
>     www.damnsmalllinux.org/>).
>
>
> Thanks. For me, it's Firefox that is freezing up. I've had yo force 
> close it at least once a session, everything else becomes non-responsive 
> until I do.
>
>
>     Regards
>     - Bhaskar
>
>     On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM Mike Leone via plug
>     <plug@lists.phillylinux.org <mailto:plug@lists.phillylinux.org>> wrote:
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>         So I "inherited" an old Dell Zino HD, a micro PC from 2010. It's
>         got an AMD Athalon X2, and it's got all of 3G RAM. It had been
>         running Win 7.
>
>         Now, I'm hoping to use this as a living room PC, mostly so I can
>         access apps running in my NAS in a web browser, and ready my
>         Gmail, also in a browser. In other words, all I really need is
>         to run Firefox (so I can use my 1Password password app).
>
>         At first, I put Lubuntu on it, and that works. But Firefox is
>         really sluggish, and eventually it locked up. And while I can
>         get all sorted of reviews for lightweight distros from
>         searching, I figured I'd ask you guys for any experiences you
>         might have had using such obsolete computers. I'm not going to
>         do much on it. And I don't want to spend a huge amount of time
>         configuring and fighting with it. I could (and have been) doing
>         this on my couch with my iPad. But with the PC I get to use a
>         much bigger screen (my TV) and a decent Logitech wireless
>         keyboard and mouse.
>
>         So, if this was you, what would you install on it, so it would
>         be effectively turnkey for what I'm hoping to do with it?
>
>         Thanks. Happy Holidays!
>
>
>
>
>         Mike. Leone, <mailto:turgon@mike-leone.com <mailto:turgon@mike-
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