I've recently installed Linux on my Samsung Chromebook 3, which has a CELES board, 4GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and a Celeron N3060 CPU. Right now, I'm using Linux Mint with the XFCE desktop environment, but the CPU usage spikes to around 90%, causing the system to slow down significantly. I'm looking for suggestions on possible fixes or alternative lightweight Linux distributions that might perform better on my setup.
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If you're open to using a window manager instead of a full desktop environment, you might want to look into something like Mabox Linux. It’s lightweight, and I find it runs pretty well with just 4GB of RAM.
You should give AntiX a shot! It's super lightweight and works well on lower-spec hardware.
Tiny Core Linux is also worth checking out. It's extremely lightweight and designed for very old hardware, so it could be a perfect fit!
I had good luck with FydeOS, which is basically ChromeOS with additional Linux functionality. It only used about 110MB of RAM after running a YouTube video for hours, which is impressive for a low-spec machine.
Have you considered Lubuntu? It's optimized for older machines, so it might run smoother on yours.
Yeah, I think ChromeOS is already Linux at its core, so that could be an interesting option!