best lightweight linux distro for old laptop and gaming

• CoolRune

  19 28 8.2 Shell

  CoolRune is a Meta-Distribution of Artix Linux with enhanced performance and privacy.

  I use this Meta-Distribution my friend made https://github.com/MichaelSebero/CoolRune, it's just Artix but with configurations to make it quicker.

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• em-dosbox

  113 1,217 0.0 C++

  An Emscripten port of DOSBox

  well, it depends. It was better experience than FreeBSD 7.2 that's for sure. :) It was running Xorg with https://i3wm.org, a web-server, XMPP-server, PostgreSQL, few bots and dovecot / postfix (e-mail server). It was doing fine routing internet for 2PCs and a WiFi router for 10 years until its HDD died. For gaming... erm... I was able to play something like Theme Hospital or Syndicate Wars in dosbox. You have to understand any OS is just software it doesn't make magic. With minimalistic Desktop Environment like Xfce, LXDE or even barebones i3wm you can put your hardware to use with Arch Linux.

• i3

  203 9,578 7.7 C

  A tiling window manager for X11

  

  well, it depends. It was better experience than FreeBSD 7.2 that's for sure. :) It was running Xorg with https://i3wm.org, a web-server, XMPP-server, PostgreSQL, few bots and dovecot / postfix (e-mail server). It was doing fine routing internet for 2PCs and a WiFi router for 10 years until its HDD died. For gaming... erm... I was able to play something like Theme Hospital or Syndicate Wars in dosbox. You have to understand any OS is just software it doesn't make magic. With minimalistic Desktop Environment like Xfce, LXDE or even barebones i3wm you can put your hardware to use with Arch Linux.

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