I have a Dell Inspiron Mini 1012, which is a 32-bit laptop that's around 15 years old and in great shape. It originally came with Windows 7 on an HDD and has been upgraded with a 2GB RAM and an SSD. While experimenting with various Linux distros, I've had some success with Puppy, TinyCore, and AntiX, but many others like Zorin, Raspberry Pi OS, and MX Linux fail to boot or end up with kernel panic errors. I've tried different USB drives, ports, and flashing tools, but I'm stuck on getting other distros to work. Is there something I'm missing? Should I be looking at a different approach or specific distros?
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If your goal is to get the most out of that old laptop, it seems you've already achieved something by installing Puppy, TinyCore, and AntiX. Why not just stick with one of those? They work, so you might be better off skipping the debugging of the others that are giving you trouble.
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