Stripped-down versions of Linux, especially for older computers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

This distro makes MX look heavy.

Linux Lite 7.0 is available to download and install for free from the official site. This lightweight Linux distribution comes with everything you need and performs like an absolute champ. The default ...

I've been around Linux long enough that the second I see an app or a desktop that looks even remotely like what I used in the early days, I get a warm, fuzzy sensation in my chest. OK, maybe that's a ...

Give your aging PC new life by installing a lightweight Linux distribution or ChromeOS Flex, a free cloud-based version of ...

The new Zorin OS 18.1 Lite uses Xfce 4.20. Released at the end of 2024, it is the current release, and notably is newer than what is included in Zorin's upstream Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat", which ...

Linux has long provided an outstanding operating system for a wide range of users in a variety of settings. However, high-performance computing users, who must run applications on thousands of nodes, ...

If you want to use Linux to breathe life back into an old PC, you're going to want one of the desktop environments (DEs) designed to be lean and fast. Based on my experience, this is how I'd rank each ...