Browser overload from videos and ads — and an XP computer crash — caused me to finally go to Win7.
I am still there, but in recent years my browsers [primarily Firefox ESR 52 and Comodo IceDragon 4.2] have been experiencing browser overload.
Thus, to retain Win7 usability, I have found a couple of more recent browsers for heavy video and graphics websites. I primarily use the latest Vivaldi based on Opera and Slimbrowser Pro based on Chromium. Many websites now require these newer browsers.
I did buy a Linux Mint Cinnamon 18.3 laptop that I use more and more. I found Win10 too irritating to bother with. I am retired so I no longer need heavy computing power like I did during my my work years. I dealt with data conversions and various databases having upwards of 50,000 items and files with nearly 1,000 pages of text and graphics.
Why would you not try a newer Linux distro?
Well like I said I have the CD from Knoppix that I burned around 2005.
It does work on my current computer, so I am trying to get an update to 8.6.1 Knoppix or something more current.
That means getting my Internet to work (when Knoppix is booted) so I can download the ISO images I need.
Thank you for not telling me about Ubuntu or answering some question I didn’t ask!
A problem I have solved by switching to Brave Browser. No ads unless you opt in (and get paid). I prefer no ads and these are my current stats.
683,989 Trackers and ads blocked
5.56 GB Bandwidth saved
9.5 HRS Time saved
This is over about 9 months of use.
You got the very best of Linux there. I have been using the Mint Cinnamon 18.3 for almost four years now and haven’t even needed to update anything since I loaded it. and it feels and functions almost exactly like win 7.
Tried others and this is the one to stick with.