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Hi everyone. I have an old ASUS S56C and I use it everyday for web (Firefox) and graphic design (Photoshop with Bottles, Inkscape). I have used for years Lubuntu, and it was all good with LXDE ambient, but with the latest versions it switched to LXQT and with snaps I don't feel it comfortable anymore.

So, I'm looking for another ~~easy weight~~ lightweight distro, no fancy, only for Firefox, Bottles and Inkscape. I'm opened to any suggestions. Thanks in advance to everyone.

EDIT: Thank you all for your time and answers. I've read them all and I think I will start with Debian with LXDE. Thank you all again.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

AlpineLinux meets your requirements, here. Works with just about any DE/WM combo, and meets all of your application requirements: firefox, flatpak (bottles), and inkscape.

It's also super lightweight and runs great on older hardware. Here's Chris Titus exploring it on his YouTube channel.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

alpine is cool but I'd only recommend it for computers that are so slow they struggle with Firefox

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Alpine is my daily driver. Been that way for 2-3 years now.

  • AMD Ryzen 5 7600x
  • 32GB DDR5
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

It's not just for underpowered hardware. 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

systemd is so much nicer though