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I have an old compaq presario 32 bit laptop which previously had mx linux installed originally windows vista, I now want to use Ubuntu and have wifi access, please can you advise the best download and how to install wireless...thank you

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  • What is the CPU in your laptop? Maybe 64-bit will do as well. – Pilot6 Dec 24 '20 at 13:38
  • Recent Ubuntu versions may not work well with a very old computer. You can use a slightly older version of flavoured Ubuntu like Xubuntu or Lubuntu 16.04 or 18.04, or stick to lighter operating systems like MX or Antix – Archisman Panigrahi Dec 24 '20 at 14:03
  • I have 20.04 64 bit Kubuntu on my 2006 Toshiba laptop that I purchased just before Vista. Had Vista Ready sticker but was XP. Light weight flavors: Lubuntu, xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Budgie https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFlavors Kubuntu is a bit slow, but works. Essentially retired laptop, and only for emergency use as battery is not charging. Other systems are all Kubuntu, so want familiar system. – oldfred Dec 24 '20 at 15:29
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    If you're truly aiming to stay in the Ubuntu official flavors, Lubuntu is probably the lightest. Assuming you're correct and that you need a 32 bit OS, then that leaves you with 18.04 - which, sadly, will be running out of support soon. To be frank, you should probably be looking for other lightweight 32 bit distros. Have a link. – KGIII Dec 24 '20 at 19:33
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    You gave no specs for your box, but I used devices as old as 2003 manufacture to test Lubuntu releases up to 19.04 (i386 pentium-M, pentium 4), though only 18.04 LTS is still supported, and yes Lubuntu was lightest as @KGIII said (I tested Xubuntu too; but it gets heavier as it ported to GTK3 just like MATE did... - but lightest for you will depend on your end use-case, and software you intend to use on it; if it's GTK3 you don't save little with a GTK2 desktop). – guiverc Dec 24 '20 at 21:20
  • Also note: on really early pentium M laptops (ibm thinkpad r50p, maybe t42p as well) required the use of forcepae --forcepae due to bugs inside the pentium M processor. It's not an issue with later pentium Ms (early pentium Ms report they are not PAE compatible which is needed; intel fixed only via microcode loaded after/as OS is booted (initrd) meaning boot issue remains forever unless forcepae is used) https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE – guiverc Dec 24 '20 at 21:38

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