AMD and Intel released the first 64-bit CPUs for consumers back in 2003 and 2004. Now, more than a decade later, Linux distributions are looking at winding down support for 32-bit hardware. Google ...

Linux got its start in the 1990s as an alternative operating system for older PCs that didn’t have the horsepower to run newer versions of Windows. So it seems a bit ironic, but not totally surprising ...

So I tried a distro I'd never used before: Bodhi Linux. This distro epitomizes lightweight and is quite unlike any of the ...

Seven years ago, Linus Torvalds dropped "ancient-386-CPUs" support from the Linux kernel, dismissing it with "good riddance." While 32-bit Linux lingered on, it was no longer part of Linux's ...

We list the best lightweight Linux distros, to make it simple and easy to run a more stripped-down version of Linux, especially for older computers. This means you shouldn't expect these distros to ...