The smartest and freshest OC for old hardware. Surfing?

Question

Operating Systems

Given:
Old laptop . Specifications intel Celeron T3300 , DDR2 - 2 GB.
Windows Vista - lags incredibly.
So, I want a smart OC for surfing the Internet, minimal code in conditional python, working in a text editor.
It is desirable that the OC is fresher, that is, its last update is no later than 2019. and preferably popular.
Can someone advise?
Thank you)

Answer 1

Linux Mint
PS: but Youtube will slow down on any OS on such old hardware.

Answer 2

Fresh OS for old computers does not happen. You can put any linux, which asilite, with a minimum DE - xfce, lxde ...
If you want Windows - then only wik2k or XP - if the laptop is old, there should be firewood for it. In linux, whether it's old or new, it's not a fact that all devices will start up - this is a specific problem for laptops.

Answer 3

Fedora Spins https://spins.fedoraproject.org/ru/
with a bunch of DEs of varying severity.
Choose any to your taste, except for KDE Plasma - this monster will slow down.

Answer 4

Antix 19 (I recommend the Full edition). Instead of a bold graphical environment, a lighter window manager is used (IceWM by default, three more to choose from). And yes, there is no gluttonous systemd.
At the same time, you have an up-to-date OS based on Debian GNU / Linux 10.

Answer 5

I usually install Lubuntu. Lightweight and modern yet functional.

Answer 6

At one time, mint worked well on old hardware.
But any sites on html5 and streaming video will slow down.