I recently got a 10 dollar working netbook from a thiftstore. It has 2 ram and is from 2010 but isint the up-gradable version. Im wondering what os to run on it do i go with something like a android build or a linux setup? Im could also use some neat use cases. Ive thought about doing retro game on it but there are possible better solutions?

  • @[email protected]English
    12•1 day ago

    Is it 32-bit? If it is, then that also severely limits your options. Personally, I just throw Debian or one of its derivatives on old hardware like that. You may want to consider Q4OS. It’s Debian based and is geared specifically towards old and low-end hardware. Interestingly, it’s also one of only a couple distros that ship with Trinity as a desktop environment.

    Retro gaming is definitely doable with 2GB of RAM, considering that older Raspberry Pi boards can do it with just 1GB. In that case you could try Batocera.

    Some other ideas include running something like Nextcloud or a media server on it on your home network. In that case, I’d again recommend Debian.