I’m running Kubuntu on a 7-8 year old Thinkpad. Pretty decent specs though Intel 8x with 16gb ram. Very fast.
Aptik looks pretty cool. I’ve been using a text file with my list of programs on it and re-installing everything. Home folder gets kept so it’s all the same config and my files are there. Still have to install all the programs one at a time. Always wondered if there wasn’t a better, more automated way.
When I was playing with different distros / troubleshooting this one, I wrote a bash script that will install all the software I needed, so I could re-install without worry. The script sets up my user account, hostname, NFS mount points, wallpaper that I like, adds a couple of PPAs, sets up my VPN, performs a full update/upgrade, and reboots.
It's pretty nice.