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  • any distro with lightweight wm would work. I’d try slackware with windowmaker or fvwm.

    Alternatively you can try tinycore, it’s supposed to be blazing fast because the whold system runs on ram.

    For web browsing try seamonkey with ematrix for blocking stuff.

    During 2022~2024 I used a 2008 Macbook with 5400rpm HDD, 2.5GB ram and its CPU throttled to 800mhz on Slackware15 as my primary machine and it was perfectly usable.


















  • #1. The distro matters, but not much tbh. The main difference is usually the package manager being used, the default DE/WM, init system (sysvinit/systemd/openrc), and the variant of packages they ship. #2. Avoid Ubuntu if so. #3. I recommend Debian stable. #4. Can’t say much about HDR, multiple monitors are probably fine. (different refresh rate and such can be a hassle to configure tho) #5. Yes KDE is a good choice.

    +Photoshop/VS probably runs in WINE but I’m not sure. You might need VM.