Hi. I'm using Kubuntu on my PC and I like it. I have an old laptop (HP Mini 200 - 4202sf) 32 bits. I know it's going to be obsolete soon but it works. I would like to know what Linux system close to Kubuntu I could install on it? It has an old version of Kubuntu at the moment but it started bugging. The laptop is used for basic stuff: browsing Web, emails, text editing, printing/viewing PDF, basic photo editing (red eyes and cropping) and solitaire games. I'm not really IT knowledgeable, that's why Kubuntu suits me, it's simple. Thanks.
Best Linux for 32 bits laptop
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32 bit is almost dead, there are a few distributions left but they may not last much longer
Mint LMDE 6 [last edition with 32 bit] if you are non tech then this probably is the best fit
Anti-x
Linux Lite
Slax
Q4OS
Bodhi
Open SUSE
Devuan
There are a few others, including the ubiquitous Puppy [ you may or may not like it as it's is a bit different to the norm]
Mint LMDE 6 [last edition with 32 bit] if you are non tech then this probably is the best fit
Anti-x
Linux Lite
Slax
Q4OS
Bodhi
Open SUSE
Devuan
There are a few others, including the ubiquitous Puppy [ you may or may not like it as it's is a bit different to the norm]
Hello @Vounelles
Welcome to the Linux.org forum, enjoy!
Welcome to the Linux.org forum, enjoy!
wendy-lebaron
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if you insist using your computer:
if you still have the iso. for that kubuntu you've had. your best bet is to back up your stuff. as far as you can. then reinstall it. then make sure you never again go online with it.
buy another computer. at least to go online. to do social networking, play games, watch "the tube" etc.
if this is too hard for you. then it's like others here have said. the choices are steadily being reduced. the next version of debian for example. will be totally 64-bit. it will affect a few distributions like antix. based on it, if not near this latest time.
after debian "bullseye" goes end-of-life. i still plan to go into a couple of installations i love with it. because i won't need internet in that case. as much as they might need me to go online. besides i have at least one daily driver. debian "bookworm" with mate desktop. the original, not a derrivative distro. i'm typing this and submitting as message from it right now.
@Brickwizard's post has a few typos:
q4os (offers trinity and kde plasma only)
devuan (without "systemd", recently put out "excalibur" version)
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sadly they are all based on debian. (except opensuse and slax.) also there's slackware 15 32-bit. but the upgrade path is rather limited. if not difficult for an user. not very confident using linux.
also puppy linux. but it is different. you get to be "root" user all the time. that might be the best part.
if you still have the iso. for that kubuntu you've had. your best bet is to back up your stuff. as far as you can. then reinstall it. then make sure you never again go online with it.
buy another computer. at least to go online. to do social networking, play games, watch "the tube" etc.
if this is too hard for you. then it's like others here have said. the choices are steadily being reduced. the next version of debian for example. will be totally 64-bit. it will affect a few distributions like antix. based on it, if not near this latest time.
after debian "bullseye" goes end-of-life. i still plan to go into a couple of installations i love with it. because i won't need internet in that case. as much as they might need me to go online. besides i have at least one daily driver. debian "bookworm" with mate desktop. the original, not a derrivative distro. i'm typing this and submitting as message from it right now.
@Brickwizard's post has a few typos:
q4os (offers trinity and kde plasma only)
devuan (without "systemd", recently put out "excalibur" version)
---
sadly they are all based on debian. (except opensuse and slax.) also there's slackware 15 32-bit. but the upgrade path is rather limited. if not difficult for an user. not very confident using linux.
also puppy linux. but it is different. you get to be "root" user all the time. that might be the best part.
Hi. I went with mint as suggested and it works fine. Not the fastest but OK for what I need it for, and I'm very patient. I always have my smart phone for Internet browsing if need be. I will need a laptop until summer 2027, so not going to bother to buy a new one this time, I'd rather use it to the end. Thanks.
depends on the hardware. if your running 32 bit from 2018. Mint 19. 1998-2008? linux from scratch or arch. i have a i386 and mint 19 runs good.
Debian the main base for 32 bit distros has dropped support for 32 bit as have others, it will still work but will not receive software and security updates
see
Linux distros to ditch 32-bit support - TechBloat
Linux distros move away from 32-bit support, citing demand.
www.techbloat.com
@Brickwizard is right Debian has dropped support for 32 bit and I suspect this will mean others in the debian camp will eventually have to drop it also. All that good ole hardward will not be usable some day. It's a shame in some ways. 
It's not Linux, but it may be time for 32-bit users to consider the BSD family. You get all the same security, perhaps even more. There's great stability on offer, and the price is the same as what you're already paying. The BSDs that still support 32-bit are a bit more hands-on, but that's okay. They have vibrant communities that are full of people willing to help newbies. There's a great deal of history, of legacy, as BSD's origins go back to the UNIX systems in the late 1970s. The best choice would be NetBSD.
the issue is a lack of support. linus doesnt own the kernel. if someone maintains the os for preservation who gives af.
Linus has a big say for whatever happens up stream in the kernel. Not how distributions themselves setup the kernel and how they support kernels, ie: Ubuntu, RHEL, Opensuse.
CaffeineAddict
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It's like saying you're going to install wooden wheels on my car in order to preserve wooden wheels lol.
And you'll look very weird and funny if you do.
Oh, I certainly don't mind, but it's going to take an entire team of people to do so. It doesn't matter to me if Linux supports 32-bit, but I can easily understand why they're deciding to drop support. That's something I'm not worried about. However, I can certainly understand the devs deciding to no longer support a system that hasn't been mainstream for about two decades. As the devs owe me nothing, I'd never say how they spend their time.
Maintaining the 32-bit kernel (not including the software around it) will take a giant team of people. Maintaining the software is going to take an even larger group of people. This isn't something someone's going to accomplish by forking an old version of Mint.
I wouldn't be surprised if people kept 32-bit Linux going, at least for a while
If you used Ubuntu's extended support, you could theoretically install 18:04 and (if I understand correctly) have support all the way out to 2032. I'm not 100% sure if that applies to 18:04 or only stuff that was current at the time. If so, I'm not sure if that includes 32-bit.
i understand you, im making this for fun. and for who else may use it.
it is not a security risk. ( ik what you mean but i digress) its aprt of the technological ecosystem. i will advocate for what i like.
not really its preserving something you like in the way thats available.
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