This is an article from Reddit that discusses some of the best Linux distros that are designed to work on older hardware. Laptops are discussed in this article, but these distros would work just fine on older desktops as well.
Beginners installation guide for Manjaro. The minimum specs recommended to install Manjaro is:
1Ghz cpu
1GB ram
30GB HDD
The above, in my opinion, is a bit much. Especially the HDD recommendation. I installed it fine and used it daily on a 10GB partition.
Beginners installation guide for Manjaro. The minimum specs recommended to install Manjaro is:
1Ghz cpu
1GB ram
30GB HDD
The above, in my opinion, is a bit much. Especially the HDD recommendation. I installed it fine and used it daily on a 10GB partition.