Top choice for home media and game streaming is a lightweight distro with strong performance and stability.

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Top choice for home media and game streaming is a lightweight distro with strong performance and stability.

Top choice for home media and game streaming is a lightweight distro with strong performance and stability.

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thomas2002161
Junior Member

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11-14-2016, 05:34 AM

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I'm searching for a distro that offers a fully-featured experience yet remains lightweight enough for your SFF PC. You need something suitable for media streaming, local network playback, and Steam In-Home Streaming, all with a user-friendly interface—preferably a mouse UI similar to Kodi but compatible with air mice. Your system runs an AMD E350D CPU with Radeon 6310, 2x4 GB DDR3 memory, and has limited connectivity options including USB 2.0, LAN ports, and Wi-Fi via the AC7260 card. Currently using Windows 10, it feels sluggish for your intended performance. What distros fit this profile?

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thomas2002161

11-14-2016, 05:34 AM #1

I'm searching for a distro that offers a fully-featured experience yet remains lightweight enough for your SFF PC. You need something suitable for media streaming, local network playback, and Steam In-Home Streaming, all with a user-friendly interface—preferably a mouse UI similar to Kodi but compatible with air mice. Your system runs an AMD E350D CPU with Radeon 6310, 2x4 GB DDR3 memory, and has limited connectivity options including USB 2.0, LAN ports, and Wi-Fi via the AC7260 card. Currently using Windows 10, it feels sluggish for your intended performance. What distros fit this profile?

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2trickshotz
Junior Member

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11-17-2016, 07:08 PM

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I have a computer next to the TV running Xubuntu (lightweight version) with a wireless keyboard featuring some handy keys like "open mail" and "open music." I've set Kodi as my default music player and Retropie as my default email client. When I press the music button, Kodi appears; when I close Kodi and press the mail button, Retropie shows up. Linux tends to be quite straightforward about this, so you can generally map any application to most of these buttons.

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2trickshotz

11-17-2016, 07:08 PM #2

I have a computer next to the TV running Xubuntu (lightweight version) with a wireless keyboard featuring some handy keys like "open mail" and "open music." I've set Kodi as my default music player and Retropie as my default email client. When I press the music button, Kodi appears; when I close Kodi and press the mail button, Retropie shows up. Linux tends to be quite straightforward about this, so you can generally map any application to most of these buttons.

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MLGtino
Junior Member

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11-18-2016, 09:27 AM

#3

What are your computer specifications? Are they significantly improved or comparable to yours? Just want to avoid settling for mediocre performance.

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MLGtino

11-18-2016, 09:27 AM #3

What are your computer specifications? Are they significantly improved or comparable to yours? Just want to avoid settling for mediocre performance.

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Anthony69edher
Member

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11-29-2016, 07:31 PM

#4

I installed xubuntu on a very poor system, but I haven't noticed any problems.

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Anthony69edher

11-29-2016, 07:31 PM #4

I installed xubuntu on a very poor system, but I haven't noticed any problems.

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BOTPanax
Member

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11-30-2016, 05:48 AM

#5

Consider trying Lubuntu, Xubuntu, or LXLE.

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BOTPanax

11-30-2016, 05:48 AM #5

Consider trying Lubuntu, Xubuntu, or LXLE.