Comments by "Winnetou17" (@Winnetou17) on "Top 5 Linux Distros For Older Hardware" video.

  1. The honourable mention is Arch, buut The esteemed, prestigious, renowned, distinguished, venerable mention is Gentoo. It still has 32 bit support. And you can trim it down more than all distros in DT's list, so even 30 (yes, thirty) year old computers can run on it. As long as they have 32 MB of RAM. And an Intel 486 compatible CPU. It won't be fast though. A Pentium 3 tier CPU + about 2 GB I'd say is the minimum for kind-of-modern way of using the computer for modern-day light activities. The down side is that Gentoo is totally not for Linux beginners. There's a lot to learn in order to customize and use it effectively. While we're at it, Debian itself is a good option. Since, you know, 80% of DT's list is based (directly or indirectly) of Debian. And, of course, Devuan too (maybe even better). Lastly, but not least, I'm pretty sure that Slackware is also an excellent distro for this.
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