Best lightweight linux distro for netbook install#
I think technically it was an SSD but it worked more like an ancient flash drive running on USB 1 IIRC OpenOffice took something like an hour to install on it. I encountered an early Aspire One with an Atom CPU in which had a storage system in that was so slow that I think an SD card would have given it a run for its money. Is this when you're doing say a Google search or even when you're typing into the plainest of plain text editor programs?Ĭan you provide the exact specs of this netbook? Have you tested the storage system for any hardware faults? The laggy text issue doesn't seem right even for that class of processor. However, considering that the OP says this one is running Win7, it has to be newer than late 2009 (unless the OP upgraded OP Having said that, the OP's machine might only have a 32-bit capable processor, the Acer Aspire One label has been around since something like 2008 or 9 I think, which might put it in early Intel Atom territory (which was definitely 32-bit only). The Acer Aspire One 722 has an AMD C-60 in apparently, which I know for two facts is a 64-bit capable CPU, the second of which being that I have another customer's laptop sitting at home right now running Win8.1 64-bit. You probably wont be multitasking with this system though.Ĭlick to expand.Not all Acer Aspire Ones have 32-bit only CPUs. 2Gb should be just enough for the lxde desktop environment and iceweasel to function. Running the live distro will give you an idea of how the system will run with that cpu and modest ram. You probably wont be multitasking with this system though Debian jessie is pretty good about booting under uefi, but you may have to enable legacy mode if it can't boot. One of the primary reasons I recommend Puppy for netbooks is that it’s been well-tested for USB installs for quite some time, and it’s tiny. You will then have to set the bios/uefi to boot from the usb stick. Puppy Linux is not a netbook distro per se, but I wanted to recommend it for more adventurous users who want a really lightweight Linux distribution on their netbook.
Best lightweight linux distro for netbook iso#
Then follow these instructions to copy the iso to a usb stick: To try running from a usb stick, download the iso including the nonfree firmware (maybe necessary for the wireless card) from here: If it is sufficient then install to the hard drive. My suggestion - try debian live i386 lxde and see how it works. This combination will be the best balance between functionality and low ram usage. Your best bet is a 32bit linux running lxde.
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