I recently got a 10 dollar working netbook from a thiftstore. It has 2 ram and is from 2010 but isint the up-gradable version. Im wondering what os to run on it do i go with something like a android build or a linux setup? Im could also use some neat use cases. Ive thought about doing retro game on it but there are possible better solutions?

  • Lemmchen@feddit.orgEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Hm, 2GB RAM is a tough limitation. Even ChromeOS Flex has a minimum requirement of 4GB. I’m not saying it’s impossible to find something that’ll run with just 2GB, but you’re probably not going to have any fun with it.
    Plus, is the CPU even 64bit yet? Many distros have dropped their 32bit support already.

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      9 months ago

      It’s not hard to make Linux run on 2GB of RAM. The hard part is getting a web browser to run on 2GB without constantly swapping.

      • Lemmchen@feddit.orgEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Define Linux. The most basic kernel for a given hardware set, a console emulator and a lightweight alternative libc busybox package? Yes.
        An up-to-date desktop suite? Hardly so.