on a older notebook : tw. can i try out leap 42.1 as a light version?

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hello dear community

does the leap version exist in LEAP 42.1 also

i run a old notebook with an older lxde

now i want to have something newer…

Satellite L20-183
Part number: PSL2XE-011018G3


    Windows® XP Home Edition
    Intel® Celeron® M Processor 380
    15 ", XGA TFT display
    Hard disk 60 GB
    512 MB, DDR2 RAM
    maximum life : up to 2:49 (Mobile Mark™) hour

guess that i do a fresh install with something light

btw. can i try out leap 42.1 as a light version?

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Hi
There is no 32bit version of Leap, so no, not possible. Look at tumbleweed, but think you may be short on RAM.

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good day dear Malcom
many many thanks will have a closer look at all.

tumbleweed is a option… thanks for this

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Agreed, LEAP not an option.

Recommend:
Possibly Tumbleweed (32-bit) with MinimalX Desktop (Uses only about same resources as running in Text “Server” mode).

13.2 ((32-bit) with MinimalX Desktop

LXDE and XFCE are good selections for “light” Desktops but I’ve found still work best with at least 1GB RAM.
When you use the MinimalX “Desktop” instead, you’re not running a full-fledged Desktop, only a Window Manager. You’ll still be able to install and run any graphical apps you wish, but your Desktop “theming” will be next to non-existent… only a bland background. Nothing automatically running in the background, but that’s now many people like it… the bare bones. So, you can still have decent performance even with only 512MB RAM if you only run one or a few apps at a time.

TSU

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hello dear Tsu many many thanks -your answers are allways very good supportive and helpful.

have a great day
greetings

btw. just checked it:


linux-678j:/home/martin #  dmidecode --type memory
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.34 present.
# SMBIOS implementations newer than version 2.8 are not
# fully supported by this version of dmidecode.

Handle 0x000D, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
    Location: System Board Or Motherboard
    Use: System Memory
    Error Correction Type: None
    Maximum Capacity: 1 GB
    Error Information Handle: Not Provided
    Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0x000E, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x000D
    Error Information Handle: No Error
    Total Width: 64 bits
    Data Width: 64 bits
    Size: 16 MB
    Form Factor: DIMM
    Set: 1
    Locator: J400
    Bank Locator: Channel A0
    Type: DRAM
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: Unknown
    Manufacturer: Not Specified
    Serial Number: Not Specified
    Asset Tag: Not Specified
    Part Number: Not Specified

Handle 0x000F, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x000D
    Error Information Handle: No Error
    Total Width: 64 bits
    Data Width: 64 bits
    Size: 16 MB
    Form Factor: DIMM
    Set: 2
    Locator: J401
    Bank Locator: Channel A1
    Type: DRAM
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: Unknown
    Manufacturer: Not Specified
    Serial Number: Not Specified
    Asset Tag: Not Specified
    Part Number: Not Specified

Handle 0x0010, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x000D
    Error Information Handle: No Error
    Total Width: 64 bits
    Data Width: 64 bits
    Size: 2048 MB
    Form Factor: DIMM
    Set: 3
    Locator: J501
    Bank Locator: Channel B0
    Type: DRAM
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: Unknown
    Manufacturer: Not Specified
    Serial Number: Not Specified
    Asset Tag: Not Specified
    Part Number: Not Specified

Handle 0x0011, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x000D
    Error Information Handle: No Error
    Total Width: 64 bits
    Data Width: 64 bits
    Size: 16 MB
    Form Factor: DIMM
    Set: 4
    Locator: J500
    Bank Locator: Channel B1
    Type: DRAM
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: Unknown
    Manufacturer: Not Specified
    Serial Number: Not Specified
    Asset Tag: Not Specified
    Part Number: Not Specified

linux-678j:/home/martin #
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The Satellite L20-183 will take 2GB RAM. So, if you are serious about using it, upgrade the RAM first. When you get to installing LEAP, refuse BtrFS, select an ext4 root partition of 20GB and install a lightweight desktop.

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many many thanks - great!"