A message for MS: try 32-bit Linux Lite - still good...

[m654321]

[size=1em]MS said: Believeitornot, there is still one active 32-bit computer somewhere in my vicinity. Long story short, what kind of distro would you recommend for a 32-bit machine?
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[member=8170]MS[/member]
Try LL 3.8 32-bit, the last version in series 3 that has 32-bit - it's good till sometime in 2021. I still use it from time-to-time & it works well. Using a Debian base, rather than an Ubuntu one for LL, would prolong 32-bit in LL beyond 2021, but I'm sure Jerry has good reasons for not doing this, e.g. Debian is not quite so beginner-friendly as Ubuntu.


Have a good Christmas Day!

Cheers
Mike

[MS]

Good call, I am definitely going to consider that. Thanks!

[MS]

I have checked out on the LL version 3.8 and man, has the Lite changed... I do not know, is there an option to roll back?

[m654321]

I have checked out on the LL version 3.8 and man, has the Lite changed... I do not know, is there an option to roll back?

As far as I know, there isn't a rollback option that comes with any of the LL releases. If you want to go back earlier than 3.8, then you have to download and install from the iso file for the release you're interested in. In series3, earlier than 3.8, you have 3.6, 3.4, 3.2 & 3.0 to choose from; support for Series 2 ceased in April 2019. 

[MS]

I mean, it looks similar, but it is just so much simpler in a good way. But maybe this is a shallow impression.

Either way, it seems to work flawlessly, as far as it goes in a VBox for now.

[m654321]

I mean, it looks similar, but it is just so much simpler in a good way. But maybe this is a shallow impression.
Either way, it seems to work flawlessly, as far as it goes in a VBox for now.

Like you, I personally, I prefer LL3.8 to series4, as it seems runs better on my older & lower-powered equipment, and of course you've got the 32-bit choice - e.g. significantly less RAM usage with LL3.8, lighter and more responsive to mouse clicks (significantly less lag).  I find it's simpler crisp appearance very attractive and prefer its default icon theme.  But I'm afraid it's the onward march of  'progress', with all distributions generally getting 'heavier' with each successive release ... 

[MS]

Kernel itself gets heavier, which simultaneously requires more machinepower to execute.

The only particular program that is exclusively present by default in newer editions, is Timeshift, which I would definitely want to bring in, simply because it has proven effective and I know how to use it. There is some equivalent in the LL 3.8, but I did not give it a better look, to be honest.

[Artim]

The only particular program that is exclusively present by default in newer editions, is Timeshift, which I would definitely want to bring in, simply because it has proven effective and I know how to use it. There is some equivalent in the LL 3.8, but I did not give it a better look, to be honest.

That would be Systemback, which is awesome.  You can still get systemback for series 4, by the way, using a PPA (here).

[MS]

On a footnote, does anybody know of disk encryption problem under VBox?

On the Windows10 virtual machine, I have noticed that disk optimization feature does not work properly or has been practically disabled altogether, so maybe there is something to it.