Others are perfectly content with a Core 2 Duo, 4 GB of RAM, and a HDD. older or embedded hardware) to be used productively. The lower demands on hardware ideally result in a more responsive machine, and/or allow devices with fewer system resources (e.g. I'm not happy unless it's an SSD (preferably NVMe M.2 SSD) and at least 16 (preferably 32) GB of RAM. A light-weight Linux distribution is one that uses lower memory and/or has less processor-speed requirements than a more 'feature-rich' Linux distribution. It has been built on the 'testing' branch of Debian GNU/Linux. We all also have different definitions of performance. SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast and simple Linux distribution designed for both old and new computers featuring customised Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. Three of the four distros we reviewed this week have been using LXDE as its desktop environment.
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Wow this has been a whirlwind series for us, and after today THREE MORE DAYS (Plus maybe a few extras well see). I have no idea where the article got those numbers - 'cause they're not from an official source. The new tech blog posted day 4 of their Lightweight Distro Roundup Day Four. People will use their device differently and you could be pretty judicious with what you open and what you leave open. The most important bit (to me) was the minimum system requirements. It's that Lubuntu has left behind the focus on older computers - and thus there's not nearly as much emphasis on being a lightweight distro. This article will help you get started with Ubuntu Budgie and make sure you are up and running as soon as possible. On the other hand, it is fairly new, which means there’s not a lot of documentation already to reference. But, it now includes things like LibreOffice - instead of AbiWord. Ubuntu Budgie is a new version of Ubuntu that uses the Budgie desktop, which is a very attractive and user-friendly desktop environment. So, it certainly fits on the list (still). I'd say it's lightweight compared to many other distros.