Does anyone have a recommendation of which version of Linux I should install on my 7 year old ASUS laptop for optimum performance? I have Rebecca on it at the moment. Thanks.
System: Host: JoeyB Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) Desktop: Gnome Distro: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Machine: System: ASUSTeK (portable) product: F5R version: 1.0
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: F5R version: 1.0 Bios: American Megatrends version: 505 date: 12/21/2007
CPU: Dual core Intel Core Duo CPU T2250 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB flags: (nx sse sse2 sse3) bmips: 6915.6
Clock Speeds: 1: 1729.00 MHz 2: 798.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RC410M [Mobility Radeon Xpress 200M] bus-ID: 01:05.0
X.org: 1.15.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) tty size: 158x43 Advanced Data: N/A for root
Audio: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-37-generic
Network: Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath5k bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros Attansic L2 Fast Ethernet driver: atl2 ver: 2.2.3 bus-ID: 06:00.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 160.3GB (17.4% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: ST9160821AS size: 160.0GB temp: 40C
2: id: /dev/sdb model: xD/SDMMC/MS/Pro size: 0.3GB temp: 0C
Partition: ID: / size: 145G used: 26G (19%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 2.01GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 141 Uptime: 50 min Memory: 260.2/1888.8MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4 Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4
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Re: Which version
I recommend the lightweight Xfce edition. 
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Re: Which version
Simply the latest one for Xfce: 17.1 Rebecca. In a few weeks, you'll be able to upgrade it to 17.2 Rafaela quite easily.
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Re: Which version
xfce 17.1 for sure. Better yet, a chromebox with LM xfce, cheap and works for me 