Which distribution to install on an old PC?

Question

linux

I have Windows 7 on my computer, and I want to completely abandon it and switch to Linux. But I don’t know which distribution kit to take and install completely on a computer. My computer is very old. Processor Intel Celeron CPU G1620 2.70GHz, RAM 4GB, 32bit, and no graphics card. For the first time I will switch to Linux. I want to learn Linux. Advise distribution kits any in which it would be possible to sit comfortably and quietly to program. Maybe Arch will do, or am I wrong? I've never sat on Linux before. And do not tell me that the computer is old and let it go to hell.

Answer 1

Put everything in a row. Just not new. For example Xubuntu 16.04/18.04
The architecture of your processor is x86_64

Answer 2

yes, any
iron will work for me even older, C2D E8500 (overclocked to 3.78Ghz) RAM 4GB, SSD 120Gb
one problem - only 4 gigabytes of RAM, and browsers eat it not childishly,
but enough (do not open 100500 tabs and applications in background)
if for the first time behind linux - I advise 20 Mint Mate (I myself have such

Answer 3

Normal working piece of iron for office tasks.
Grabbing Archiki is not worth it, since you have not looked "under the hood".
The classic desktop, not designed for the fact that the user has nowhere to put resources - Xubuntu / Mint.
x64, because the processor is already pulling, and x32 support is being dropped everywhere.
You can simply ignore the myths that there will be some significant difference between x32 and x64.

Answer 4

Arch is not necessary - you will hang for a long time. Arch for those who can.
You need some version of boubunta, but not with gnome/kde, but with xfce/lxde, and not the latest, but let's say five years ago - at least the browser won't gobble up all the memory right away. Or a mint of the same years.

Answer 5

Install the most popular - Ubuntu. Newbies should try the most popular distributions that have good documentation, support, user base.