Which linux to install to a super slow laptop (low ram, shared graphic card ram, 1TB hdd)

General system Newbie
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Hii,

My friend 2 years ago, bought a brandnew but cheapest laptop, around 350 to 400GBP. It came with windows10 preinstalled, but sure slow and sluggish.

HP Notebook - 15-da0008na 
https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c06172975

 Product number: 4AQ27EA
Product name : HP Notebook - 15-da0008na

Microprocessor
Intel® Celeron® N4000 (1.1 GHz base frequency, up to 2.6 GHz burst frequency, 4 MB cache, 2 cores)

Memory, standard
4 GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM (1 x 4 GB)

Video graphics
Intel® UHD Graphics 600

Hard drive
1 TB 5400 rpm SATA

Display
39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal HD SVA anti-glare WLED-backlit (1366 x 768)

Wireless connectivity
Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n (1x1) and Bluetooth® 4.2 combo

Network interface
Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE LAN

Her intention of the laptop is only to download files from church webdavs server:
video files, mp3 and doc and pictures.
She is a apple and windows user, GUI only.

Any idea Endeavouros os is still a good choice on it ? or any DE ?

Thx

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MX Linux Xfce spontaneously comes to mind.

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I would bet it will run just fine with EndeavourOS if you do not start Browsing the Internet and want to open 10 Tabs while watching youtube in fullscreen…

I would not take GNOME or KDE but xfce4 will run just fine… Gnome and KDE will need tweaking to not use too much rescources

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Isn’t that another Distro of linux ? you do not suggest this endeavorous at all ? hmm… i will have to learn another linux system if i am gonna use it… i will have to try it and learn it so that i can setup the whole system that is running without problem for her… it tooks me so much time to try to master even endeavoros os itself, till today i am not totally able to solve all the issue… or no time yet… like LED lighted up with is not true to the status of the hardware and stuff…

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Great! Endeavorous with xfce.
I need dolpin Libre office, vlc though
Can you also tell me straight how to partition it the best ? i mean what partition and what mount on what partition… something that is easy for future (whatever upgrade or downgrade…lol), easy for fixing… etc

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Xfce uses Thunar for file browser.

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I assumed that the user comes from Windows / Mac, so MX might be a good start on a weak computer.

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Thunar is suck at webdavs -utility package… i tried that before on manjaro. horrible sluggish.

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antiX with Fluxbox.

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Yes, Mx seems to be windows type of gui, but how about installation ? i am the one need to spend time installing for her.

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or KDE himself …

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Just choose auto partitioning. Done.

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Thx.
That’s something totally new to me… Just did a quick browse… need to look into it… if something that i need to spend weeks to learn how to install and setup everything… forget it. lol

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It is a fixed realease, so “quieter”, than rolling release. Installation is just as simple. Meanwhile also with KDE Plasma. The difference to Xfce is not that big anymore.

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I doubt KDE will work swiftly… she is an impatient person much like me… not no mood to learn new trick. no time.
I mean KDE needs quite a lot of juice to run smoothly.

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try pcmanfm better than thunar ( my opinion )

Edit… Ranger even better :wink: :rofl:

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If you want to use several important KDE tools, you are better off with KDE itself.

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Any wm- either i3 or open box are the lightest.

Lxde if you want the lightest de

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I fail to see the logic in comparing something that one did before on something else. If not tried one does not know. Basing results on a previous failure doesn’t pass the test.

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at least less, than GNOME, to Xfce it closes on