Running Linux on old PC
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Man summoned a whole Linux community
Summoning jutsu
I got summoned
@@KennyZOfficial together we fight for justice 😎
@@kaushik6371 let's get rid of windows
@@KennyZOfficialbut first, MacOs
all those extra cpu cycles and all that extra ram is the microsoft spyware running in background...no joke
Wait whatt??
@@hahanothing2648you didn't know? Everything you do on a windows computer is sent to Microsoft servers
@Mirjoy10 the only way to get rid of spyware is to uninstall Android
I agree and when I went to the task manager all I find is services and they don't look good they kinda scary I'm willing to switch to Linux rn for what he just said but let hope I till have everything I want but don't worry I have 320 GB hhd that will help me back up all my stuff and (*ˊᗜˋ*)ᵗᑋᵃᐢᵏ ᵞᵒᵘ
@@silly187-hz most of those services are for the apps you installed and the windows service. while yes, microsoft can send your data, you can just disable some stuff to fix it
Unpopular opinion but having a windows 7 laptop has come in handy for me a lot of time. I have dual booted it with win7 and lubuntu. The most epic combo.
Windows 7 is not secure
@@danielc.6644 if you are retarded then yes but if you know what you are doing then it's good enough
How can you use an unsupported OS? You are super limited
@@carlosm.sierra1465 Because the "supported versions" doesn't really have anything more than minor UI changes and load of bloatware? The biggest downside of windows 7 is the lack of directx12, other than that it's pretty fine. As I said I just have a laptop with Win7, its not my primary system.
@@GMPranav you call vulnerability to viruses a minor change
It's always a percentage of usage though. On my laptop with 8 GB of RAM idle usage on a fresh install of W11 is about 1.3 GB, on my PC with 48 GB it's about 5-6 GB. Outrageous still. Linux with Cinnamon uses half a gig max.
it's a percentage because the memory is basically free and is only being used for caching. Windows caches things that you frequently use in that memory, but if you launch or do something that actually needs that memory, then you will have most of it.
Remember people, unused RAM is RAM that is doing nothing. Just because a system has more free RAM, does not mean it actually uses less memory. In truth, most memory usage is dictated by the apps you use rather than the OS (though for Linux your desktop environment choice might impact this a lot).
In reality Windows 11 by itself only uses ~2 gigs of RAM. Which is the same amount of memory usage I see on my Kubuntu 23.10 laptop with 8 gigs of RAM.
And even for the "CPU cycles" front, Windows is not really inefficient, best case you would see 10-20% better performance on Linux, though in many cases it will be a margin of error difference and in some cases it will be in Windows' favor.
@@lycanthossbut the thing is. You need ram left over if you periodically open super large programs whenever.
@@lycanthossLinux also caches things in ram, like windows. Windows does not, like Linux, count cached data for memory usage. Windows uses more ram. Way more ram.
@@RenderingUserit gets reallocated, this isn't the hill to die on
@@originzz what gets relocated? When there's no more ram left to allocate?
Linux is all I run. I am a programmer. It is great to learn Python.
I am not a programmer, but I still use Linux! I use Arch btw
I use The terminal only
Fuck computers, i use my braincells to program software
What is frecomended os?
@@chrislinuxtutorials5283I for real just watched a meme an hour ago about how arch users try to insert the fact that they use arch in every comment 😂
Haven't bought a new laptop in 15 years now. I buy 2nd hand laptops that people thinks are to slow for Windows, install Linux and I have a lightning fast laptop for pocket change.
Even I've a old laptop, but I'm not sure whether I should go with Linux or not, bcoz I want to do ML, DL and also some web apps stuff. Is it good with installing linux (with HDD)?
Let's say it like this. Most developers in the world use Linux, even at Microsoft they do. The web cannot exist without Linux. What are you waiting on?
@@My-noname Thanks bro, it's time to shift to linux
I have a 15 year old laptop that I slapped Linux on and it’s now a fully functional laptop
@@notkirb_ Nice, thanks for info brother
I started using Linux on my rather old laptop. Now I even use it on my modern gaming rig. (It's already one year ago, when I bought it. It's a bit older, but still modern)
My wife's computer has a Ryzen CPU and 16Gb of RAM and was sluggish with Windows 11 on, and it had only received updates, no new software installed on it. So I installed fedora 40 workstation and it's incredibly snappy now, so much so that I could even run a VB on it for her
I already using Linux, and I saw your short at my Linux Laptop
i use debian it is stable
i watched it on my linux phone
@Engiegamin no need to, there's no way we would hang out in the same places
Watched this on a 2008 machine running MX Linux... ;)
I am watching this on pretty much the same pc shown without the numpad and grey and made in 2010 it has core 2 duo, I am running KDE Neon.
Mine is core 2 duo as well. 4 gb ram, Nvidia GTX 650 (upgraded, don't remember what the original one was). And over the years I added decent amount of drives, including SSDs. Mobo is also replaced (old one died), but the cpu is same from 2008.@@efeloteishe4675
@@efeloteishe4675my usb is slow and im trying to put linux mint on it with rufus its taking too long
@@efeloteishe4675 me on a optiplex 780 with linux mint
I had trouble installing audio drivers on Linux so i had to switch back to windows. Anyone knows what the problem could be??
Another distro I love to use on my old laptops is Linux Mint. Especially the Xfce Edition
No, I am not interested in installing Linux on my old PC... Linux is on my NEW PC now!
Same!!
Lemme just open a terminal with Neofetch and show you my Arch setup. *joke*
As long the pc isn't for gaming then it is fine
@@themastermind3960 doesn't linux run games pretty decently?
@@Crekimablesmostly yeah, they run pretty well. If the game has anticheat then is a little harder or even impossible to make it run
Linux is great for old and new pcs
My current gaming pc runs linux mint and works beautifully
Impossible.
Gaming pc with linux?? Bro what do you play CS 1.6??
@@narimantondkar4733 Look up "valve proton"
I played Doom Eternal with RTX on my 4090 yesterday
@@narimantondkar4733Steam literally made a gaming console (the Steam Deck) that runs Linux
Horrible
I Installed Linux Mint MATE edition on my mom's old 6th gen intel i3 laptop and it runs like a dream now!
6th i3 isn't old to me at all, i can install windows 10 with a great experience!
I use Linux on my 2018 laptop, Windows 10 on my desktop, and Vista for a 2000s setup on my old PC. Actually runs pretty nice on my laptop, but Vista on an old machine from around 2008 is actually really useful, especially with Mypal browsing + extended kernel. I used Linux on it for a while, but it was a bit unnatural.
Using Debian now it's almost 1 month prior to that as an cyber security enthusiasts I used to use Parrot OS and even prior to that, Fedora... So it's might be 1 year since I'm using Linux. So based on this 1 year experience I can boldly say Linus Torvalds is a Legend🎉
wait until you learn about Richard Stallman, the creator of GNU and the GPL
@ismail_120shush
@ismail_120what the fu-
1. .exe files are exectuables compiled to run on windows, so they don't run on any other OS.
2. Linux (and every other unix based system) does have executables, and they don't have an extension. So instead of "chrome.exe", it would just be "chrome"
3. .exe files can be ran using a compatibility tool such as wine or proton. This works very well with games, but not the best with apps.
4. Drivers were an issue before maybe but now-a-days most work just fine out of the box. The only thing you might have problems with is some dedicated professional hardware that doesn't support linux. (Also nvidia drivers are russian roulete. It might work flawlessly or it might make the system unusable, but most of the time it will be alright)
Just sharing some knowledge
@ismail_120I have focusrite 8i6 and if i need to work with audio, I'm switching to windows. Also you can create Windows VM and passthrough your audio card to that VM and set it up there.
@ismail_120you can't even spell
I've put Linux on a whole slew of different older PC's. I started by learning Linux with Zorin OS. I just recently migrated over to Linux Mint. Mint, with its MATE desktop feels generations beyond Zorin. I now have a 4,1 generation MacBook and a Lenovo SL510 running Mint. their both fantastic. The one little issue is that Mint does not have driver/firmware for the Apple iSight camera. A cheap external 640x480 resolution webcam from Five Below works perfectly. Cheers to all the staff at Mint.
I have a mini pc that’s has Linux Ubuntu I want to learn how to use Linux so bad , I just don’t know where to start
Linux Mint has multiple options for the desktop enviroment not just mate
That Apple camera is their proprietary hardware, so there are no drivers available from the makers. There were drivers for some of the older cameras. I had everything working on my MacBook Pro from 2014 except the camera. The Ethernet adapters did have to be attached when booting if you wanted to use them though.
I use NixOS + Sway, but I've been dabbling in Hyprland.
@@antoniomontana261this may or may not be a good idea for you, but I kinda learned Linux the old fashioned way by trial and error, messing with commands, reading manpages, and watched a whole bunch of yt vids. Then all the dots started to connect and I started to understand almost everything, and learned a whole lot about computers in general
I have a story regarding this. 5 years ago my old 2012 elite book broke and I didnt have any money so for like 20usd got a old intel pentium laptop with 2gb ram and installed a debian distro named "unix" (came with windows xp). That enabled me to open word pdf and exel well enough to pass highschool, really was helpful in a difficult time.
This video actually helped, thank you brother.
I use to work in IT, I got to shut down Linux / Unix servers for the last time before my final day. It was common and normal for them to have an uptime of over a year without any problems. No memory leak problems with this OS.
Yes Linux is running on my personal workstation.
what distribution do you run on your personal workstation?
In those days we ran Unix specifically Solaris, the Linux boxes were Redhat. I don’t do that type of work anymore so, I have a very old version of PCLinusOS, it’s still stable that’s why I still have it on a disc. I’ve been trying several distributions on thumb drives, I got that dd command down. I have an early copy of elementary on a drive and still not certain about that one.
Lately I’ve been playing with raspberry pi and raspberry pi os. As a simple desktop it’s Okay, basic, not my goto but it boots fast. Have a couple for other purposes.
Lately I have an iPad in my hands.
Surfshark suddenly becomes based
surf shark is comparing windows 11 to a very specific lightweight linux distro.
Like that's not even fair, it should at least go against what it was running back then.
Like what, windows 7?
And that's coming from a guy who loves linux and hates windows.
@@thev01d85 lightweight linux distro can do same things as windows 11 and even more
@@thev01d85hey even standard fedora or Ubuntu use less than half the amount of ram and storage as win 10. Not even talking about win 11
@@thev01d85 Is Window 7 still be supported by Microsoft to this day? No. Linux does. So it's not fair to compare one be drop to the one still updated on time
@@kuroshin7685 Seconded, Lubuntu is a maintained operating system, and the Linux kernel will support that laptop's hardware for a LONG time. It only recently has dropped support for 486 processors, which were released in 1989.
Needless to say Linux just makes sense for older devices, since they're older they will have much better, more mature, driver support and unlike other OS's, Lubuntu, and for that matter most other distros, don't worry about adding uncessessary new features that simply bloat the OS. Rather focusing on and iterating on existing designs. KDE, XFCE, and GNOME won't completely revamp their interface without VERY good reason to. Instead focusing on stability improvements and new features.
Windows WILL ALWAYS change their UI EVERY version, because it is expected they do... for some reason. Linux desktop environments focusing on IMPROVING what already exists, instead of just... revamping it.
I've been using Linux since 2023 and never regretted ever since
My mom's age-of-consent old laptop struggled to run windows XP of all things, then installed Lubuntu and it's somewhat usable now. Could be that the hard drive is borked, gonna swap it with a new SSD and see what happens
If it ever needs a newer model of laptop, best grab a Dell XPS 9370, it's about 300 usd now, but once that laptop kicks the bucket, probably will be way cheaper than 300
I run Linux, specifically Linux mint on my 7 year old Acer laptop and it runs like butter. It has all the features of windows and free softwares like CAD etc
Tried Linux Mint as well on this laptop, works great!
@@SurfsharkAcademy great to hear from your side bro
Not just old pc, I recently bought a new laptop and the first thing I did was installing Linux on it
Thank you for posting this little video. It was the highlight of my day.
My 12 year old Toshiba satellite runs linux mint very well and everything works ....mouse,usb drives , printer . amazing!
Linux is simply amazing! It's such a good OS both for old and new PC's!
It certainly gave my laptop a new life
Even my Laptop is new and use more modern Hardware, run Linux just feel satisfying
I currently use Manjaro Linux as it can be customize much like Android
Even on my i7 10th gen desktop 16 GB ram I use Linux just for gaming 😊
hats up to you, I only have a Celeron laptop and could only use Windows 7 but when I installed Linux I started to get disgusted when using Windows 😅, too much loading times, slow, too much resource usage
"A computer is like an air conditioner, it becomes useless when you open Windows"
-A wise man
This thing is messed up
@@MODEH7I have a intel celeron laptop too it runs windows 10 just like my turtle it has only 4gb ram and I barely can watch RUclips
Even worse this is my daily driver (pls help me)
But I got it for 60€
@@olympiaalkisbarmagiann7859😂
What you use for gaming in linux
Yes! That's fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
I installed Ubuntu on my old HP elitebook after installing a cheap 128 gb SSD. It's works amazing. It's i5 2nd gen so more then 10 years old. The keyboard on the laptop is still in my opinion the best laptop keyboard I have ever used.
I started using Linux on my desktop and laptop where I started with Ubuntu and spent months distro hopping until I settled with Arch on both machines. It’s lightweight and fun, would recommend!
For me windows is more fun
@@olympiaalkisbarmagiann7859 How does windows and fun go together????
@Sun_Seeker so because it's night and I can't think a lot I'm telling you 3 things: 1: more application compatability which also means more games 2. Experimenting with windows @Endermanch does that go watch him he is amazing 3. The UI which in linux and mac os look weird
@@Sun_Seeker you can game on windows which he probably means.
@@Sun_Seekerhave fun with your data and hands of corporate Giants
Linux Mint is my main system. Windows is first thing that is to be replaced when I get new laptop as well as old ones 😊
i use libre-linux kernel and arch linux 🥱🥱🥱
try "kubuntu" thats KDE + Ubuntu
might be your next distro...just put it on a live usb and give it a testdrive :D
Yup running Linux Mint on my 1st gen i3 laptop.
Still kicks ass and still allows me to watch 1080p smoothly on RUclips.
pretty interested in installing linux on my old laptop, its been collecting dust ever since i got a better one, might even do some cheap upgrades to it like adding more ram and upgrading to an ssd
If I had a pc with:
Intel core i9-13900ks
128gb ram
And a rtx4090
I would still install Linux on it
EDIT: i accidentally started world war 3 in the replies
🤡 have fun with rtx drivers
@@hueluca ain't that bad
@@Eren_Yeager_is_the_GOAT in your dreams lol
@@huelucadayum windows fanboy 💀
@@The_amazing_jeff lmao i never said i use windows, but nvidia drivers are just horrible on linux lol
ive started using linux after watching mr robots, it was an old asus eee pc netbook with peppermint then i dived too deep in the iceberg, now ever laptops ive bought i instantly swapped for linux distro
Remember that the first versions of eee laptops shipped with Arch Linux out of the box.
@@My-noname looking back, i thought it was one of the best cheap laptop, but 32 bit is such a dealbraker even for that time
Lol I just got a Asus Vivobook laptop a while back, and I didn't even give it a chance to boot into Windows.
@@chitan1362 might aswell request the store to remove any OS before shipping
@@herald1953 If only that were an option. Only brands I know that does that is Framework and System76.
Im also using lubuntu (specifically lubuntu 22.04 LTS) on my 8 year old HP laptop because it ran slower than a snail, upgraded it from 4 gb of ram to 6 and it runs better than ever. Would highly recommend to anyone with an old pc or laggy laptop.
Been using Garuda linux on my gaming rig, but I just repurposed an old Windows 7/8 era Dell laptop using a minimalistic Arch install and qtile for the window management. It's now living a second life as a multi-player BeamNG server host!
Linux lite works great on my laptop. Also the Kubuntu disco works great too.
Kubuntu disco is EOL. Install a new release.
I recommend Mint+XFCE for old and news PCs.
I think that from last updates it's not that lightweight anymore
New pc I would recommend Garuda linux (arch made super easy) and old pc I would recommend sparky linux+xfce/lxqt
I would recommend MX for older ones or Nobara/Mint for new ones
Ive been running xubuntu and other distros on old trash for decades! Great way to make good use of old hardware.
Lubuntu and other light distros is a great way to give life to your old computers again without feeling like you're actually using an old computer
Yes! I run Linux on two older laptops and they still serve a purpose.
The thing with me is I would recommend a non systemd distro for hardware purposes.
Can you tell me the details? I m new to linux
I thought people dislike it mainly bc of security and bloat, why is that a problem for hardware purposes?
I installed LMDE on my 12 years old laptop and it works like a charm!
Have an old laptop Intel N4000, 4gb ram, 240gb ssd and install it with xubuntu. Its still used to code java with Eclipse & Netbeans. Totally works, man. 🎉
I run linux on all my stuff, even my phone which runs calyxos uses the linux kernel
I did this a few years ago. I had weeks to find out how to do this, but it was it worth.
I actually used lubuntu for 4years on my old pc. Only 1 year ago I built my dream pc the lubuntu rig is now a server
Yes. Trying to learn programming and i bought a $150 windows 11. After I disabled S mode task manager says cpu is pinned at 100% and memory is 3.8 of 4gb. I’ve since bought a better laptop and am trying to bring the cheap one back from the dead with Linux
I already run Linux on my old I5 4570 PC. Can still play games.
How bout COD Warzone or GTA Online?
GTA V can run on Linux, I saw it a few times running on Arch
I don't have either of those games @@BarrelTitor91
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!
Using a decade old laptop and using Mint on it. Love using Surfshark on it.
I love how linux is free and activation free.
lol.. I leterally have this model HP Probook 4520s sitting on a shelf. It has Ubuntu 16 with i3 windows manager on it. Whenever I get in the mood to kick its tires, it fires up and runs flawlessly.
Lol! I love how many ports it has, puts modern laptops to shame
I just startedd using linux 1 year ago. Now i m in love with zorin Os
Time to switch my old pc to Linux.. Thanks bro for the info.. 😊
i need it on my 2012 laptop, it cant even run windows 10 smoothly 😂
Try it!
We have a Lenovo L530, put an ssd in there and installed linux mint. Runs like a champ.
Yes, I will download Linux on my old computer, without a doubt.
Actually, I'm excited about this!!
Is there a Linux interface that works with touch screen?
As far as I‘m aware hyprland has touchscreen support out of the box
With other DEs or WMs you can probably install some driver
Most Linux distros and desktop environments support touchscreens out of the box :)
Sounds great
Thanks man. I will try it on my old PC
I exclusively use Linux as I don't want spyware on my PC. Yes, Win11 is spyware that calls itself an operating system. Also, the Unity desktop (Ubuntu Unity) was known for being heavy - but it revived my old iMac (from 2017) so it takes 3 instead of 300 seconds to start Firefox, for example.
I'm over here with a 2012 MacBook Pro. Apple doesn't officially support it anymore, but Linux brought the thing to like and it will now be supported for almost forever.
You are right. Windows 11 is spyware.
I use arch btw
We use arch btw
@@pewpewxdx12 let's gooo
How do you know if someone uses arch? You don't, they will tell you
@@atharvic4057 yes
@@atharvic4057I use Arch btw
I basically have more than 2 PCs that run linux perfectly fine, 1 MacBook pro from the mid-2012 with an SSD, & only a single laptop running windows, in case I have something that is especially made for MS Windows, i'm so glad that I discovered Linux 3 years ago, since i'm using those devices for multitasking & they run like a new 2020 PC, I love it. i'm also planning to replace Windows PC with another Linux bistro, since now I don't have any programs that need linux. Thank you so much Linus Towards for making such an underrated, yet awesome OS!
As a person who just started daily driving Linux, at first, it was a little difficult but now I'm getting used to it (thanks to the awesome community of linux)
Already did, how do you think I am watching this video? :D HP ProBook 6560b running Lubuntu 23.04
Legend!
Ofc the hp had an heinge problem. That's what hp stands for 😅
Lol
I use a ThinkPad as my daily driver with Arch and KDE. W520, from 12 years ago. With Coreboot as BIOS and 3rd gen CPU upgrade too!
I run linux on multiple old laptops never looked back
Linux is pro environmental, breath todays tech into old PCs. I have been doing this and it's a big deal
We need tutorial on that my g
simple. download the iso file, use a tool like rufus and get a usb stick and flash the file to it usihg the tool, then boot into the boot menu, select the usb stick, run through the setup and youre good to go
Proud to be a Linux user (parrot Os)
I was having an old pc with 2gb ram and it was a headache. Now it runs really smoothly
Him: would you be interested to install linux on your old pc?
Me: nah, windows xp go brrrr.
People who run Linux know not to use a VPN for Privacy.
For begginers i reccomend Mint with default Cinnamon DE (Desktop Enviroment) I reccomend Linux when you don't do specjalist work that needs Windows software, like audio or video, There is no Adobe in Linux. If you want to learn programming, Linux is a great choice as most programmers use Linux or MacOS
I agree but I also feel that adobe should be avoided as much as possible. It’s nearly worth the subscription even if it’s the “industry standard”
Thanks mate
Because of you I’ve understood the power of linux
I brought my old 2013 MacBook Air back to life with Linux Mint Mate (a bit lighter weight than Cinnamon). The only downside in the beginning was battery life suffered until I installed tlp and tlpui. Now I love it, and I use it more than my Surface Laptop 4 with Windows 11 and my Mac desktop. They are all fast and work well, but Linux is more fun.
arch linux gang
I installed Linux on my Gaming PC
Which game do you play on your Linux PC?
@@NHSoft any of them I want. Minecraft, apex, Roblox, BeamNG, ect.
@@CommentGuard717How do you enjoy higher input lag and lower FPS? Gsync/Freesync works? 😂
@@BarrelTitor91 I have a 4k 60 hz monitor that does not support Gsync and I only use V-sync. I got HIGHER fps over wine then on windows.
@@CommentGuard717 I would love to see the benchmarks. I get 28% less fps in Linux and can play only 30% of the games. The input lag is horrendeous.
Linux is the most beautiful OS I've ever used. I tried many distros and I love them all. Tails is secure, mx is useful and lite is lightweight...
there is a hewlett-packard computer from 2011 somewhere here... so yes.
At that point, that PC can’t benefit from Windows, so it’s okay to install Linux to it
One does not set and forget linux, it must be worked on for all of eternity
been using Lubuntu for 5 years! Love it
Never, the nostalgia of windows xp is more valuable than everything
I installed Ubuntu on my old HP Laptop which have Pentium Quad Core Processor....
And it is running like a butter
❤🇮🇳
I use windows as my main OS because I like to play videogames, but I used to dual-boot my main PC to Ubuntu 20 and one of the first things I install on any new device is WSL because linux is just cool. I even found a bash emulator for my phone!
Watch as all of the arch btw folks get summoned to the chat
there is also a very lightweight version of windows called tiny 10 or tiny 11, which requires very fewer specs so it should run well on old pcs too
"would you install Linux on your old PC?" I already have. 😅
I also run linux on a 6-7 years old laptop. I even have more battery life than I did with windows. Just need the right setup.
I installed linux to my modern laptop and I loved it
Not an old pc but decided to install Zorin on my slowing down Windows gaming laptop and it works like a charm. Games work great (Proton compatibility layer is near perfect), and programs have never launched faster. If your pc is slow, try a Linux distro.
I started using Linux when i have old low end laptop but now i got new laptop and i am still using linux on it
I made the switch to Linux Mint Cinnamon my Optiplex 7010 and oh my goodness it was beautiful! It ran so smoothly and looks amazing! Now I plan on making a Cinnamoroll Unix Look! Because of lifesavers like you I saved thousands of dollars!!!
Those Optiplexes make great budget PCs
If you still want to play games like roblox or want any other windows exclusive applications, i would probably go with tiny10 or tiny11.