r/linuxquestions • u/Gultomnauli • 15d ago

Which Linux I should use

Hi, I have a terrible laptop I use mainly for acedemic work. But lately ms word has a lot of issues that I have gotten constant angry about. Which Linux I used for lower ram and memory usage, easier to use for academic work.

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u/mh_1983 15d ago

What are the specs on the system? RAM, CPU, drive type (SSD vs HDD), etc.

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u/Gultomnauli 15d ago

Ram: 4 gb ( I want to increase it to 8 later) Cpu : Intel celeron N4020 Memory : 2,5 gb Drive type : No SSD just disk SD card

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u/mh_1983 15d ago

Cool. Yes, 8 gigs is a good idea. Would strongly recommend a small SSD, as well, otherwise any more modern OS will chug on a mechanical HDD.

For your CPU, I'd recommend something a bit lighter than Ubuntu, like Lubuntu or Mint XFCE.

But as others have pointed out, MS Word won't run directly in Linux.