What would be the best Linux distro for my laptop?

Question

My laptop is Lenovo Z560. i5 Processor M460 2.53GHz, 4GB Ram and 1GB Nvidia Graphics Card. Please suggest me the best linux distro for this laptop configuration.

Answer 1

I'm guessing you're currently running Windows and are new to Linux.



System specs are pretty irrellivent for Linux. Linux is the kernal only, and it uses a fraction of the resources that Windows uses. The only major difference between Linux distributions is the usability. The most user friendly distribution is probably Ubuntu which you can download them from the following link. Personally, I prefer the KDE GUI than the gnome which those are installed with. You can use this with Ubuntu by installing the Kubuntu version off the install disk, but thats just a personal preference.



Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop



Just choose 32 or 64-bit architecture. With 4GB RAM I recommend 32-bit, unless you want to use any 64-bit only apps.

Answer 2

Best Linux Distro For Laptops

Answer 3

Any of the Linux distros should work. You can test drive them all by making a LiveDVD and just run the distro from the DVD/USB. You can also use Unetbootin to create a Persistence Live USB that will remember your settings so you don't have to reload them with each boot up. Then, list the things that you want your laptop to do and test them one by one until you find the distro that you like best.



I'm currently running Linux Mint 14 on a Lenovo E430 with i3 processor and on 7-year-old HP and Lenovo laptops. It appears to run equally well on all these laptops. Mint 14 is more of a Windows 7 experience, while Ubuntu is more like Apple. I'd suggest that you download the free version of Dropbox and store all your data files in the cloud... at least for the first few months. If you decide you want to update to a newer version of Linux, you won't have to worry about erasing your data files. There are other free online storage options, but I personally went with the paid version of Dropbox. I can work on any of my laptops and my files are automatically synced with the other laptops and my cloud storage with Dropbox.



Linux in whatever version you choose is the way to go, by the way. It's far better than Windows 8. Congratulations! Linux Mint 15 will be out at the end of this month. I'm looking forward to it.

Answer 4

This laptop will run virtually any Linux Distro well.

Linux has less needs than modern versions of Windows and you specs are plenty good enough



Decide what kind of distro you want and what you intend to use the computer for.

For Games use Ubuntu 64-bit, download and install Steam

For productivity and Windows-like experience Zorin OS or Mint

For development of software and stability i would go Debia

For easy integration with Windows networks openSuse

For managing servers and scientific research, CentOS is probably the way to go

For MultiMedia projects, try Ubuntu Studio Edition

Answer 5

I am using Ubuntu on a slower computer. I found this youtube video in which the author reviews or at least ranks recent Linux distros. You might want to look at it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiAXcJbIlzk This second website seems to have a better method of reviewing what the author is saying. http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/best-linux-distributions