RE: old laptop with windows xp

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

It depends on how long he plans to keep it.  Mint 13 LTS will be supported
for only 3 more years.

LMDE is forever...

[I run LMDE on all my computers, except my Virtual Private Server
machine and my work computer.]

 > From: Chris <http://www.picis.com/~Chris>
 > Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 10:36:54 -0400
 >
 > I think the best version would be Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon(32-bit) since this 
 > version is Long term supported.
 > 
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Robert [http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert] 
 > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:56 AM
 > To: Chris; Chris; Chris
 > 
 >  > From: Chris <http://www.picis.com/~Chris>  > Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 09:13:17 
 >  > -0400  >  >  Hi Robert,  >  >  I have a friend who has an old laptop that 
 >  > has Windows XP with a 1.73Ghz  >  processor and 1 gig of memory.
 >  >
 >  >  I was thinking about replacing Windows XP with Linux Mint for him.
 >  >
 >  >  What version of Linux Mint do you think would be best for a Windows user?
 > 
 > If this person wants to keep this computer for the rest of his life, I would 
 > recommend Linux Mint Debian Edition.
 > 
 >  http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php
 > 
 > I think with only 1 gig of memory, you'll have to stick with the 32-bit 
 > edition.
 > 
 >  >  Would you recommend Cinnamon or MATE desktop environment?
 > 
 > Unfortunately, both will be slow, regardless.  There used to be LMDE XFCE and a 
 > Fluxbox edition, but they have been dropped.
 > 
 > I use Mate.  There's actually very little difference between Cinnamon and Mate. 
 >  (Mate is a slightly more customizable.)
 > 
 > It might be best to go with Cinnamon since it's based on gtk3, which is the 
 > latest release of gtk, despite it being a little slower.  It has a higher 
 > probability of lasting longer.
 > 
 >  >  Thanks,
 >  >
 >  >  Chris