Will installing Linux on an old computer help?

Question

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There is an old computer, Celeron 3.2 Ghz, 1.5 Gb of RAM, an old 80 Gb hard drive.
Video card Radeon 9200 SE, 64 MB.

It is currently running Windows XP SP3.
Installed the latest versions of Avast and Firefox that work on XP.
More recent versions require, of course, at least windows 7.

The task of the computer is to surf the Internet, primarily YouTube.

Now this whole construction works very crookedly - some of the sites are not displayed (because the version of firefox is old), some - it slows down fiercely. Youtube is very slow.
Other browsers that can be installed on XP work even worse.

Windows 7, as I understand it, is pointless to install, because I suspect that it will be even worse. By the way. Is it so?

In general, the question is this. If you install a light version of linux (like lubuntu) - are there any chances to get relatively comfortable surfing on this hardware (1 YouTube tab) without severe brakes on a fresh browser?
Or is there no way to get it on this hardware now?

It's just that I last saw linux about 10 years ago, and even then - briefly. Is there any point in trying?

Iron cannot be changed, there is simply nowhere to buy / exchange it. Any thoughts on the software are welcome.

Thanks in advance to everyone.

Answer 1

Switching to Linux will solve problems with the lack of current versions of browsers in XP, a full set of current root certificates and support for modern encryption protocols in https, but with the brakes on Youtube, everything will most likely become even worse. The Radeon 9200 SE is a very old video adapter and is unlikely to perform optimally on modern distributions.
But this is all theory. Try booting into Linux from a flash drive without installation and see how it works.

Answer 2

on this hardware now there is no way to get it at all

Answer 3

Memory, as I understand it - 512 + 512 + 256 + 256? And do not change to 1024 + 1024 (+ 1024 ...) in any way? One and a half giga is hard even for pigs.
If you install the most lightweight distribution like Lubuntu, you can check how it works. But first, it's better to test it through LiveCD, because modern browsers eat memory like crazy.
It is amazing how he is still alive at all, he is fifteen years old, if not more.

Answer 4

The task of a computer is to surf the Internet, primarily YouTube.

Forget it, if it's 5 times more powerful - it's all the same in a landfill. Now such a computer costs as much as a pack of cigarettes.

Iron cannot be changed, there is simply nowhere to buy / exchange it.

It's really a shame that amazon doesn't deliver to the north pole.

Answer 5

>The task of the computer is to surf the Internet, primarily YouTube.
no, it won't help.
the sites themselves are fat, not even the browser.
switch to alter. browsers will not help - some sites will simply work crookedly.
you are trying to change the OS, but you need to change the web)

Answer 6

Modern processors support hardware acceleration for video decoding, so in your case, YouTube is most likely slow because your Celeron does not support it.
Specify the exact model or go and check for yourself what is in it. Might be missing chipset drivers

Answer 7

Adding RAM up to 4 GB is highly desirable, especially since they are almost free.
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Install which Lubuntu thread is the latest.
I have a netbook on the first atom, which
is heftier than this seler, it works.
Surfing is not very comfortable, but slows down, but animehi still watch it.
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If the celer understands 64 bit instructions, then in general you are lucky to work a little more, yet few people collect new versions of 32 bit software even under linux.
I do not advise the seven, strongly braking linux.

Answer 8

YouTube does not work on old hardware due to the lack of support for modern codecs.
Put Pale Moon and try in it, even if YouTube does not start in it, then the computer is only in a landfill.

Answer 9

once put a home media server on similar hardware. As far as I remember, I had to select sources from old versions of redhat, compile the kernel and software for hardware. As a result, it worked and worked for three years until the TV was changed to smart.