We list the best lightweight Linux distros, to make it simple and easy to run a simpler Linux OS on older x86 machines. This means you shouldn't expect these distros to provide blistering ...

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.

This Linux distro combines the best parts of Windows and MacOS - and it's gorgeous The end result is a perfect balance of speed, beauty, and usability. Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer ...

Right off the bat, no, Linux Mint is not the most lightweight Linux distro you can install on an old computer. But if the original operating system on your device was Windows 7 or newer, then you ...

CBL-Mariner is a lightweight Linux distribution that can be used for just about anything you need (so long as it isn’t a desktop).

Lightweight Portable Security is a LiveCD distro designed by the US Department of Defense to function as a secure end node, in other words, a safe environment from which to access the web or a remote ...

4MLinux is a unique mini Linux distribution that tries to be what it is not. Its limited-purpose design is too basic for even lightweight distro functions. Much of any benefit users might derive from ...

Netbooks are smaller than regular laptops, have lightweight processors—no dual cores, that's for sure!—and smaller screens. Easy Peasy is a distribution of Ubuntu Linux that works within those ...

Linux: Lightweight Portable Security (LPS-Public) is a bootable live CD designed by the Department of Defense so that government employees can access data from a public computer without worrying ...