[HLUG] 32bit OS xubuntu1604?

[Ceri Williams]

Lubuntu has 32-bit 18.04 LTS version:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/18.04/release/lubuntu-18.04-alternate-i386.iso
- LXDE is lightweight and fast

For an Arch-based distro, you could try Manjaro (for ease of use):
https://manjaro.org/download/32bit-xfce/
They've formed a company now so that there can be full-time development -
Arch Linux doesn't require an upgrade process, as it uses a rolling release

Certainly on Arch- and Ubuntu-based distros you could use i3wm, which
whilst it is a different kind of window manager it is easy to use,
customise and even forget about using a mouse if you like :)
https://i3wm.org/ - you can make the windows float vs tiled if you like too

=> pgrep -x i3 | xargs ps -orss,vsz
  RSS    VSZ
12048 124560

On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 at 22:47, Julian Robbins via Herefordshire <
herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi George
>
> This link might be useful
>
>
> http://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2019/04/compilation-of-32-bit-gnulinux-distros-with-mate-desktop-in-2019.html?m=1
>
> Linux Mint Mate is supported till 2023 . As it's Ubuntu based this might be
> a good choice and Mint is always very, very usable.
>
> Julian
>
> On Thu, 19 Sep 2019, 16:15 George DiceGeorge via Herefordshire, <
> herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > I have lots of old computers, I dont want to throw them away but reuse
> > them. Many are 32bit.
> >
> > I want one OS to use on all of them,
> > Xubuntu 16.04 seems the best I can find,
> > but various bits of it expire soon.
> >
> > I hate wasting time learning new systems which expire in months.
> >
> > Is there a better OS to use,
> > which will be as easy to use for my friends?
> >
> > george
> >
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