@czeekaj

I started rebuilding the kernel for a computer with a very weak processor.
https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=5415
The goal was the minimum kernel size and initrd. Apparmor was disabled by default in the OS, so I removed it at the same time.
The practical result is the OS loading speed.

For more or less productive processors, you don’t have to do this. Performance at work depends more on the number of running tasks, and they can be managed in another way.
Well, replacing the HDD with an SSD gives a more tangible result.

Regards.

@czeekaj

Over the years you become more and more lazy.

I just need a stable OS, with a minimum of settings, that does not require special attention.
From experience, the stable release Debian and Devuan, in particular, correspond to this.

I rebuilt the kernel, taking the sources of the 6.5 kernel, removing from it support for AMD, virtual machines, apparmor, etc.
Downloadable 32 vs 64, a few years ago I just looked at the test numbers in the hardinfo program, 64 is faster.

e@AA:~/Desktop$ uname -a
Linux AA 6.5.10-x201 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Dec  7 16:23:17 EET 2023 x86_64 GNU/Linux
e@AA:~/Desktop$

This works on x201 bases of problems with all buttons and other hardware.

Regards.

Not for the sake of argument, just thinking out loud.
It is clear that electronics become obsolete morally faster than physically and the price of used ones falls quickly. Today, when a computer with an i5 on the secondary market costs the same as a couple of cartons of cigarettes, maybe it’s time to retire 20-year-old veterans? They have exhausted their service life, and the likelihood of failures is growing.
Instead, more productive models are thrown into the trash.
And secondly, how much does the work of high-class programmers cost to maintain i386?
Or are there no more problems in Linux?

Everything is simple

#cd /home/devuan/Schreibtisch
#apt-get install XnViewMP

Here, this is my working position.
Therefore, the mouse and DE with a maximum of GUI to configure everything.

And secondly, if cli, then you should at least try to fulfill the ergonomic requirements, position the keyboard in the desired position, angle at the elbow joint, etc.

Then it will work out with all your fingers and blindly, but the pose is practically the only one for the whole day.

The 6.510 kernel has been installed on the laptop for a week now, and it works without problems.

Couldn't get the F button to work?
Unfortunately I can't say anything about HP.

I have three different Lenovo, everything works on all of them, including brightness adjustment.
For this, three things are needed - support in the kernel, an ACPI table and support in the DE.
Trinity (my DE) has a special package for Lenovo.

  HP Ubuntu supported, so I understand it should work.

Regards.

Thank you.
I think the performance should simply be enough for specific tasks. And they are different for all of us.
I have a ThinkPad for “couch surfing”.
For more serious ones, there is the Ideapad Y500, i7-3630QM/16/256/500/SLI (two identical video cards in parallel).
But it’s heavy, you can’t put it on your belly.

I have no objection at all to someone using any programs.
But the essence of my thread is that with a weak processor the OS turns into a single-tasking, or rather single-window, if we mean browsers.
And no “light” DEs, browsers, etc. things won't help. If you want normal work, you will have to pay for a more productive computer.

I personally don't want to.
This is the KDE5 project, it is “heavier” than the Trinity I use. If I just install it, it will pull a bunch of Qt5 libraries with it

There is no particular cause for concern.
https://support.ublock.org/hc/en-us/art … ock-Users-

To support laptop buttons, the acpi-support package must be installed; I did not have it by default.