hello gtards
i bought this for nothing about a year ago, impulsively of course.
atom n455 and 2 gigs of mem (upgraded), also has a ssd (made no speed difference).
running mxlinux 32bit.
is there a better distro? do i just switch it back to win 7 starter? also… any desktop streaming clients that still work on 32 bit? like moonlight?
thanks and yes that is super sonico.
wtf do i do with this?
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Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-23 23:25:47
>>25856
Hyperbola, stinking commie filth.
Hyperbola, stinking commie filth.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-23 23:30:22
>>25857
looks promising, thanks
looks promising, thanks
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:00:49
You can do a lot with a PC.
Do not waste its potential.
Do not waste its potential.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:05:52
>>25856
This requires Gentoo with the proper USE flags or Linux from Scratch. AI will help you with that.
This requires Gentoo with the proper USE flags or Linux from Scratch. AI will help you with that.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:11:28
>>25856
Man thats nostalgic. My friend had one of these back in like 2010ish or so. Was totally fucked too because he had so much gay bloatware on it I remember it would just run out of ram and freeze while it was swapping or whatever. I offered to install something lighter like 10 times but I dont think he understood what I was talking about or trusted me. Ended up throwing it out i think. I wouldn't recommend windows 7 I would go debian or arch or gentoo and do a minimalist install where you don't install bloated stuff. I used a thinkpad with like 2gb memory and I did it this way, system idle was like 220mb or something was pretty usable if you were hellbent on running it
Man thats nostalgic. My friend had one of these back in like 2010ish or so. Was totally fucked too because he had so much gay bloatware on it I remember it would just run out of ram and freeze while it was swapping or whatever. I offered to install something lighter like 10 times but I dont think he understood what I was talking about or trusted me. Ended up throwing it out i think. I wouldn't recommend windows 7 I would go debian or arch or gentoo and do a minimalist install where you don't install bloated stuff. I used a thinkpad with like 2gb memory and I did it this way, system idle was like 220mb or something was pretty usable if you were hellbent on running it
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:18:27
>>25856
I have an atom netbook of similar vintage and specs. Debian stable worked okay on it, you just need to install precisely the packages you need and disable shit bloat services you don't need
btw, you should run amd64 linux instead of i686/32bit, I noticed that the 64bit versions of software actually run a bit faster. not very much faster, but, anything you can get is worth it on a system this slow.
I have an atom netbook of similar vintage and specs. Debian stable worked okay on it, you just need to install precisely the packages you need and disable shit bloat services you don't need
btw, you should run amd64 linux instead of i686/32bit, I noticed that the 64bit versions of software actually run a bit faster. not very much faster, but, anything you can get is worth it on a system this slow.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:18:41
>>25856
I suggest locating the nearest trash bin
I suggest locating the nearest trash bin
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:18:53
>>25856
I had one of these, one by Asus or Acer and they called it a Netbook? I remember installing Debian in it, since they had builds for i386, and some wm later, probably awesomewm. Didn't make the machine good or snappy or anything like that but it was fast enough to be usable
I had one of these, one by Asus or Acer and they called it a Netbook? I remember installing Debian in it, since they had builds for i386, and some wm later, probably awesomewm. Didn't make the machine good or snappy or anything like that but it was fast enough to be usable
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:20:36
>>25860
Holy hell... I have a netbook. I'll run Gentoo on it.
Holy hell... I have a netbook. I'll run Gentoo on it.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:26:43
I see the sonico dakimakura
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:36:28
host a gitea instance and decouple your projects from the microsoft mainframe (github)
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:37:06
>>25856
>what do i do with a computer
>what do i do with a computer
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:44:43
>>25856
Turn it into a headless server. Put pihole, a DoH forwarder, and any other services you could want. 2GB is more than enough for a small server that will run silently for years for you. If you can, limit the battery from charging above 80% and you have a built in UPS that won't inflate as quickly.
Turn it into a headless server. Put pihole, a DoH forwarder, and any other services you could want. 2GB is more than enough for a small server that will run silently for years for you. If you can, limit the battery from charging above 80% and you have a built in UPS that won't inflate as quickly.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:45:44
>>25856
I'm pretty certain my smartwatch has more CPU power and RAM than that thing.
I'm pretty certain my smartwatch has more CPU power and RAM than that thing.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:49:35
>>25862
thought 64 bit might help but wasn’t entirely sure, thanks
thought 64 bit might help but wasn’t entirely sure, thanks
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:54:36
>>25869
This, I use these old lappies as VPN servers in my customers' offices
This, I use these old lappies as VPN servers in my customers' offices
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 00:56:03
>>25872
How does that work?
How does that work?
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:01:49
>>25856
You can install puppy or antix and that thing will still chug because a single tab in Firefox already consumes 2 jiggabytes
You can install puppy or antix and that thing will still chug because a single tab in Firefox already consumes 2 jiggabytes
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:03:23
>>25856
soul
soul
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:04:53
>>25873
i would assume he takes the laptop, drops ovpn or something on it and then connects it to a network. complicated stuff, i know.
i would assume he takes the laptop, drops ovpn or something on it and then connects it to a network. complicated stuff, i know.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:07:27
>>25874
It's more like 1.5 niggabytes with 12 (4chan) tabs open.
It's more like 1.5 niggabytes with 12 (4chan) tabs open.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:08:25
>>25863
a lot of us enjoy using what already exists (where possible) rather than just "well, fuck the Earth". I don't shit on people who do, it's mire that I actually like squeezing use out of things like this. The caveat is if they're too power hungry (old Xeon workstations, etc, with the exception that old servers can be great build machines, especially with a web power controller). You do you.
a lot of us enjoy using what already exists (where possible) rather than just "well, fuck the Earth". I don't shit on people who do, it's mire that I actually like squeezing use out of things like this. The caveat is if they're too power hungry (old Xeon workstations, etc, with the exception that old servers can be great build machines, especially with a web power controller). You do you.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:09:58
>>25876
>I would assume
Into the trash can your opinion goes. I want the facts, not guessing.
>I would assume
Into the trash can your opinion goes. I want the facts, not guessing.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:21:43
>>25879
i was cajoling you for having to ask at all how a dude makes a laptop into a vpn server. man you're stupid.
i was cajoling you for having to ask at all how a dude makes a laptop into a vpn server. man you're stupid.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:26:34
>>25880
Guessing my arse. Shut the fuck up if you don't know the answer.
Guessing my arse. Shut the fuck up if you don't know the answer.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:29:46
>>25881
i literally stated one of many acceptable answers. you could alsoiI guess turn a linux deployment into a vpn server by fucking with the routing setup but why in the ever living fuck would you do that when you can just install ovpn or wireguard or tailscale or what the fuck ever. you're literally just asking "how do I shot vpn?"
i literally stated one of many acceptable answers. you could alsoiI guess turn a linux deployment into a vpn server by fucking with the routing setup but why in the ever living fuck would you do that when you can just install ovpn or wireguard or tailscale or what the fuck ever. you're literally just asking "how do I shot vpn?"
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:35:21
>>25881
Anon on the tech board has no idea how to vpn
We really live in a society
Anon on the tech board has no idea how to vpn
We really live in a society
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 01:46:42
>>25873
He probably just installs VPN server software and forwards the port to the laptop from the gateway device. Pretty easy shit to do.
He probably just installs VPN server software and forwards the port to the laptop from the gateway device. Pretty easy shit to do.
Anonymous · reply · 2026-07-24 11:25:14
>>25856
you want to stick with linux with these
unfortunately, atoms are just super fucking slow
you want to stick with linux with these
unfortunately, atoms are just super fucking slow
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