“Update Manager” for LL3.8

[Artim]

To my knowledge LL 3.8 is not receiving updates at all anymore. As long as these computers are not not connected to the Internet, they are safe. But if connected at all, ever to the 'net, continuing to use LL 3.8 is not safe.

I think only Debian and Slackware stuff support 32-bit machines anymore. Debian is definitely the easier of the two to install and manage. But for me, being still a little spooked and put off by systemd, I experimented with "Linux for Lazy Slackers", called SalixOS. It's Slackware-based (so no systemd) and still supports 32-bit computers. Their goal is to do for Slackware what Ubuntu (Linux for Human Beings") did for for Debian - make it a whole bunch easier for us mere mortals to use. But they have a lonnnng way to go before they are as simple as Linux Lite! When Salix 15.0 comes out (soon now, when it's ready), it'll have a new installer and more improvements. I'll post a review of it on my blog eventually. In the meantime I keep the older and clunkier version on an ancient 32-bit "backup" computer, one step up from a friggin' abacus for goodnessakes, and it runs better than brand new with WinXP.