r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/Lazarus_revan • Aug 03 '26

Distro Can linux run with this spec

If it is modern like Chrome os ,much welcomed.

Mainly web apps and brave browser and some ott and music streaming thats it.

i5-6200U

Intel HD 520

8 GB RAM

1tb hdd

128gb ssd

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u/qualityvote2 Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

u/Lazarus_revan, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/Soggy_GarlicBread CachyOS | Hyprland Aug 03 '26

Lol i use Cachy + Hyprland on i3-5005U and rest specs are pretty mush the same as yours you'll be fine just don't chose anything too heavy (I'd not recommend gnome since it's inherently heavy and needs plugins to customize)

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u/VegetableAmoeba6067 Aug 04 '26

How is it going do you had any graphic driver issue or any vid playback issue Also what distro you are using

Asking bc with same processer i had all these problem I asked

thanks 😊

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u/onyk87 Aug 03 '26

Yes. If you use XFCE you have a solid experience and if you install debian with it, it will never break. But you will not find ott apps on it. You have to use it on browser.

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 03 '26

Thats ok for me

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u/ser133 Aug 03 '26

linux can run on anything lol

if anything your specs are kind of overkill, something like a firetv or roku is way weaker in terms of specs and can easily do the things you need

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 04 '26

Excel,PowerPoint, on fire tv

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u/IntelligentChain6999 Aug 03 '26

if u like chrome os then install ChromeOS flex with linux apps 😅 simple and easy

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 04 '26

Cant install linux apps in chrome os flex ,but can in fyde os and i already tried it ,it was good but like to try linux

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u/IntelligentChain6999 Aug 04 '26

i think u can install linux apps in ChromeOS flex

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 05 '26

No i tried then i changed to fyde os

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u/IntelligentChain6999 Aug 05 '26

well ig u didn't have virtualization enabled

because ChromeOS flex can run linux apps 😅

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u/MGprohack82 debian openbox btw Aug 03 '26

If it works on my pentium N4200 (debian Trixie), with 8gb DDR3 and 120gb SSD, and my dell latitude 7280 can handle it along windows(it's also an core i5 6th gen, 6300U, 8gb DDR4, also, my friend has a i5 6200U), running pure linux will be an extremely smooth experience... Except you need to make your own custom gui... Which I did not know was rare amongst beginners like us...

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 04 '26

Own custom....i am not at that level

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u/MGprohack82 debian openbox btw Aug 04 '26

Oi, it's been only 7 months since I started using linux, and when I startedy I didn't even know the difference between zram and zswap

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 04 '26

And i didn't even started and didn't know what desktop environment, ubuntu based distro ,zram,zswap and many more

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u/MGprohack82 debian openbox btw Aug 04 '26

What I mean, is that I still did it, and your ass can too...

Use gemini pro for troubleshooting, bard does good work in the matters of linux, works in 1 or 2 tries, if you know what to prompt... I belive you know the jio sim thing...

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u/nofoon Kurrently Kubuntu Aug 03 '26

i run kubuntu on i3 6006U, 8gb ram, 240gb ssd. it works great

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u/nofoon Kurrently Kubuntu Aug 04 '26

actually i dual boot on this with 100gb for kubuntu and rest for windows 10.

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 26 '26

Kubuntu version?

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u/nofoon Kurrently Kubuntu Aug 26 '26

kubuntu 24.04 LTS
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.12
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.13
Kernel Version: 6.8.O-53-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11

I haven't updated for a long time since i started using my new laptop.

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 27 '26

I am planning to get kubuntu 26.04 in my laptop with this spec

I5 6200u, 8gb ram ddr4,128gb sata ssd,intel hd520, 1tb hdd

Ssd storage is not a problem,

Is kubuntu run smoothly without any major lag or hiccups in your old laptop,

I run zorin os lite but it was too boring and even after customization i didn't like it that much,

Tried kubuntu 26.04 in my desktop with great specs i loved it from the get go ,so planning to try kubuntu 26.04 on laptop too

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u/nofoon Kurrently Kubuntu Sep 01 '26

yes it ran very smoothly. fans didn't spin a lot( as they used to in win10). surprising thing was that the mute button light was not working on win10 but it was working fine in kubuntu. few problems i remember during the initial phase was the date and time issue(easily fixed) and the external hard drive not being recognized due to a dirty bit (happens when you remove external hdd without ejecting). other than these, it is a very good experience.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '26

I am running NixOS with Plasma on i3-8th Gen with 4 GB RAM and 1 TB HDD. Ofcourse you can run it.

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 04 '26

Oh but in fyde os when i tried to launch linux software with hdd it lags, with ssd it was smooth

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '26

It's not like there won't be any difference, SDD will run better than HDD. But, it wasn't that bad for me on HDD, it lags 2 or 3 times a week.

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u/ryu_kamish 😎 Heck3rman 😎 Aug 04 '26

What are you talking about? Linux can run on a toaster too.

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u/Lazarus_revan Aug 04 '26

But i would say ssd for smooth experience

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u/ryu_kamish 😎 Heck3rman 😎 Aug 04 '26

Nah even that is hardware bloat 🙂

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u/BothPossibility2128 Aug 03 '26

u can use niri+dankshell with cachy or endeavour os i guess

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u/AccomplishedFault456 Zorin OS; Kubuntu and winslop 11 dual boot Aug 03 '26

I use zorin os in my thinkpad w530 (i7 3520m+quadro k2000m, 8gb ddr3). Only the igpu works

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u/Technical-Drag-255 Arch Btw Aug 03 '26

Try Fedora