I am looking for a linux distro which is free, lightweight, up-to-date, has a wide repository for my old D810 laptop. I am a programmer and my main laptop has only a 128 gb ssd. Therefore, my main purpose is to use some programming tools on the old laptop.
I have tried:
Lubuntu:
It was booted without any problem, however it wasn't smooth enough. I have experienced many crashes, and decided to uninstall.
Kali Linux Light:
It was smoother than Lubuntu and I have used it for one month. However its repo is not up to date. I have tried using python, and it wasn't compatible with many useful modules. I have tried installing JDK, JDE, Android Gradle etc. All of them were present in the repo but outdated.
Debian 8:
It says there is nonfree free software required to connect to wifi during the installation.
Slitaz
Puppy Linux
These ones were running on ram, not what I'm looking for.
Android x86:
Tried 4.0, 4.4.
Not compatible at all. Its GUI doesn't initialize at the start, I am left with the terminal of android.
Bodhi & LXLE
Incompatible.
My Laptop specs:
1 gb RAM
60 gb hdd
1.7 ghz cpu (Pentium M)
I have tried:
Lubuntu:
It was booted without any problem, however it wasn't smooth enough. I have experienced many crashes, and decided to uninstall.
Kali Linux Light:
It was smoother than Lubuntu and I have used it for one month. However its repo is not up to date. I have tried using python, and it wasn't compatible with many useful modules. I have tried installing JDK, JDE, Android Gradle etc. All of them were present in the repo but outdated.
Debian 8:
It says there is nonfree free software required to connect to wifi during the installation.
Slitaz
Puppy Linux
These ones were running on ram, not what I'm looking for.
Android x86:
Tried 4.0, 4.4.
Not compatible at all. Its GUI doesn't initialize at the start, I am left with the terminal of android.
Bodhi & LXLE
Incompatible.
My Laptop specs:
1 gb RAM
60 gb hdd
1.7 ghz cpu (Pentium M)