Best Top 10 Lightweight Linux Distro for Old PC/Laptop in 2023

If You are using an old laptop or computer with low system resources, you can't enjoy the full power of windows or Linux distro like ubuntu as it demands high resources.
Many Linux distros let you enjoy a lag-free computing experience on your old computer. So, here are the 10 lightweight Linux distros for your old computer.

1. Linux Lite
2. Puppy Linux
3. BunsenLabs
4. Lubuntu
5. Absolute Linux
6. Antix Linux
7. LXLE
8. Porteus
9. Q4OS
10. MX Linux

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[erickpeculiar]

2:26 Bunsen Labs
3:10 Lubuntu
3:45 abusolute linux
4:20 antix linux
5:00 lxle
5:45 Porteus
6:25 q4os
7:06 Mx linux

[rmcellig]

I have been using puppy Linux for many years on all my computers. It's excellent running from a USB stick.

[FaustRSI]

Some of these are nowhere lightweight, but some really light ones are missing (Bodhi Linux, Astra Linux, CRUX, Void Linux etc etc)

[geoman]

I use Q4OS for my Samsung NC10 (2008 netbook with Atom CPU and 2GB Ram). It takes only 240MB ram and works fine.

[anthonyluke]

Many thanks for this. Lots of great information & pointers on how to exit Windows & enter into the big, confusing & scary (to a newcomer) world of Linux. It's much appreciated.

[JoeSmith-puhi]

Great video. Puppy saved my 15 year old netbook.Lubuntu was better on 18.04.

[alankatwork]

Are these in any specific order of preference?

[mr.insane]

Best battery life linux for 32 bit version??

[kdt]

Raspberry pi has a desktop version based on lxde, really light

[ryuobaraveli]

I have a Dell laptop with 4GB 1600Mhz ram, and a Pentium N3710 Quad Core 1.6Ghz
is there any particular distro you would recommend for these specifications ?
Thanks !

[grogroge]

i think Trinity and LXqt are the lightest DE for anyone interested, but i dont know about the Enlightenment DE.

[asifshamsi]

Please suggest me a Linux distro for Lenovo X130e AMD E450 APU, 4GB RAM & 250 GB HDD.

[Minja-iz]

Q4OS Plasma is not light distro, Trinity version is. There is really no need to install something esle beside Mint Mate or XFCE or Ubuntu Mate or Lubuntu. Xubuntu has some issues with quality, but when it works, works good. MX Linux is also good. Avoid Manjaro, Solus. Mageia XFCE is ok but not really 100% QA checked. There are some minor issues, luckily all easy to solve.
Purpose of Antix, Puppy and simmilar distros for PC/Notebook capable for web browsing is not really clear to me. Yes, RAM consumption is low but ergonomy of XFCE, MATE, LXqT is simply better than of those windows managers IceWM, JWM and such. XFCE, MATE need about 450-650 MB RAM, LXqT needs about 350 MB. I consider 2 GB RAM as minimum for decent linux distro (with full DE not just window manager).

[davidwayne]

Bunsen Labs is NICE.., Antix is even BETTER, but NOT for a newbie.. MX is the absolute BEST of all of these... MID weight only.. but SUPER fast full of great tools- highly customizable.. and ROCK SOLID--- I also have SPARKY 7 Linux now-- it's SUPER FAST (better than arch), ROCK SOLID and simple- and with kde on it like mine- highly customizable. (alghtouh it features like 23 DEs).. and It has the tools like MX-- DEBIAN BASED on DEBIAN

[ShamanWillYT]

So which are still supported Linux mint stop support for updates 8 days ago…..

[jefftoll]

Anything but Lubuntu, please. Worst Linux distro ever.