https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/3ip24d/linux_on_a_hp_mini_210_netbook/
7 year old conversation which means he/she is speaking of 7 year old versions of Linux/Ubuntu. I’ve got an Acer Aspire with lamer specs that will run Kubuntu 18 but it’s no speed demon. Lubuntu/Xubuntu are supposed to be lighter and Peppermint OS is another light one. There are lighter ones still but they’re odd imho. Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux. MX Linux was pretty cool. You almost have to try more than one, not only to see which one performs best on a particular machine but to see which one you like best. There aren’t huge differences. A computer is a computer. You click to open a menu with programs and click a program to open it.
Many if not most versions of Linux can be put on a USB stick and run like a live operating system. That makes it easy to check out their looks and see if everything works. Won’t work as fast running from a USB stick of course.
Thanks guys, this is a laptop that I don’t use because it is so weak and old, but I will try one of these to play around with it.