Ideal lightweight Linux distribution for very basic systems
Ideal lightweight Linux distribution for very basic systems
You're right, only specific choices work, such as misconfiguring the MBR flag or attempting to use UEFI with Rufus, which only supports older boot methods on certain devices.
The standard Ubuntu interface (GNOME) tends to run slow when you first launch it, especially on less powerful machines. This could be due to your system's current state rather than a problem with your computer.
Ubuntu transitioned from Gnome to Unity between 2010 and 2017. This year they discontinued Unity due to performance issues. GNOME 2 remains lightweight and performs well on D620 and D630 models, which are popular among my Dell users. The thin clients came with Windows Embedded Standard 7; I can run the shell using a sethc command workaround, though this version lacks many features I need.