easiest Linux similar to windows?

henm2

The best linux distros for an old machine are the 32 bit versions of Linux Mint xfce, Zorin lite, Xubuntu, Peppermint 7, LXLE, AntiX.

https://distrowatch.com/search.php

Moon_Keh

Looking at what we're all suggesting in the way of distros, I'm beginning to think that installation to a USB stick is the way forward. While most of these will list a disk space requirement that looks promising, you'll find things a bit cramped once you've finished.

esuhl

tonygold wrote: »

i have an asus eeePC 901 (with in-built sim card holder) sitting gathering dust.

How did you install the SIM card reader, out of interest? I'm surprised there was room in the case.

Moon_Keh wrote: »

Looking at what we're all suggesting in the way of distros, I'm beginning to think that installation to a USB stick is the way forward. While most of these will list a disk space requirement that looks promising, you'll find things a bit cramped once you've finished.

I have Arch Linux installed on the internal storage on my EEE 901. I had to mount /usr separately to split the OS across the two SSDs appropriately, but there's plenty of room, as you can see.

Filesystem     1K-blocks    Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1        3876364 1558696   2120756  43% /
/dev/sdb2        7222776 4383196   2472684  64% /usr
/dev/sdb1        8288964 2147588   5720308  28% /home