Raspberry Pi Desktop proves old PCs aren't past it

One of the most frequently asked questions of Linux folks is "what's the best lightweight distro for an old PC?" The Reg FOSS desk's current answer is Raspberry Pi Desktop.

A couple of weeks ago, we covered the news of a Trixie update for the Raspberry Pi Desktop. Since then, we've been putting it through its paces on a couple of the oldest, slowest machines in the FOSS desk stables. It has performed splendidly.

If you fancy dipping a tentative toe into Linux, but you only have a relatively old low-spec PC spare to try it on, this is ideal. This is a modern OS: it's a 2.6 GB download, and it uses about 8 GB of disk space when installed. It will be a bit too much for a 25-year-old PC that was intended for Windows XP, but if you have an old PC from the Windows Vista era to hand, that should do.

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