Hi everyone. I have an old ASUS S56C and I use it everyday for web (Firefox) and graphic design (Photoshop with Bottles, Inkscape). I have used for years Lubuntu, and it was all good with LXDE ambient, but with the latest versions it switched to LXQT and with snaps I don’t feel it comfortable anymore.
So, I’m looking for another easy weight lightweight distro, no fancy, only for Firefox, Bottles and Inkscape. I’m opened to any suggestions. Thanks in advance to everyone.
EDIT: Thank you all for your time and answers. I’ve read them all and I think I will start with Debian with LXDE. Thank you all again.
AlpineLinux meets your requirements, here. Works with just about any DE/WM combo, and meets all of your application requirements: firefox, flatpak (bottles), and inkscape.
It’s also super lightweight and runs great on older hardware. Here’s Chris Titus exploring it on his YouTube channel.
alpine is cool but I’d only recommend it for computers that are so slow they struggle with Firefox
Alpine is my daily driver. Been that way for 2-3 years now.
It’s not just for underpowered hardware. 🤷♂️
systemd is so much nicer though
https://i.xno.dev/LGtr2.webp