For what do people use LL

[newtusmaximus]

What sort of end use does LL get? Is it purely browsing/emails/social etc or does it get used for "serious" stuff such a business etc. Is its main attraction for older hardware - extending  its useful life?  Are not modern hardware specifications - High RAM and processornumbers/speeds  total overkill i.e redundant? 

To me, the hardware gravy train becomes irrelevant with linux's efficient use of resources?? Especially with the LL flavour/ethos?

[Coastie]

I guess I don't do any of that "serious stuff" just home use. Having the ability to use Linux Lite on older hardware started me using Linux Lite. When I moved to "modern hardware" with high RAM, etc., I still have stuck with Linux Lite even though I could have "moved up" to another distro.  8)

[newtusmaximus]

My point though Coastie is why would one need to move up the hardware chain, where extra "muscle" would not be needed/necessary unless doing processor/video card intense work - Graphics design - online gaming / video editing etc.??

[Coastie]

Agreed. Just saying that moving up does not mean leaving Linux Lite behind.  8)

[JmaCWQ]

I use if for pretty much everything.
Web browsing, email, watching & editing videos, listening to & editing music, image viewing & editing, creating & editing GPS maps + anything else I might be interested in at the time I usually have a go at...
Even on a Netbook with only 1 gig of RAM it has the ability to allow watching of video files with no stuttering or jumping while encoding another video file at the same time.
I do have an old XP machine that I fire up when whatever I'm using at the time just refuses to run on LL, Garmin Mapsource for example, and a couple of other programs that won't run on WINE.

[Wirezfree]

@JmaCWQ

You could always create an "exact" image of your XP install and run it in Virtualbox.
That's how I finally retired my XP Box. I fire up the XP VM now only for 2 programs, MS Visio & AceMoney.
Link:
Convert Windows Install to VM

[newtusmaximus]

Re XP "image", is it possible to cut down XP to a "Lite" version so that it is less demanding on a VM and hence viable on a  less powerful lap top laready running LL2.6?  I too have a few programs, such as gps updater, that need to run on windows and do not function on WINE.

[firenice03]

Running LL on 2 physical PC's - Windows left them behind, LL breathed new life into them..
The 1st system is used day to day email, web, youtube, Office etc. Its at the homework desk, so its used by the entire family.
The 2nd the mini isn't used as much daily as the other it runs VirtualBox (FreeNAS test) but I mainly use to spill into work, especially if away from the house - VPN, RDP and what have you..

Both systems do have Win7 installed but haven't been booted to in months (and that was for updates).
Additionally the desktop has an old HP LJ 1000 installed to , again breathing life back in, which is shared on the network as well as google print for mobile devices.
Still new with Linux but of 3 PC's, 1 is Windows running other VM's on it..

[Wirezfree]

@newtusmaximus

To create a "Lite XP" you can use "nLite"
Basically you copy your entire WinXP install disk to a folder on your PC
Run nLite, and you can select & build and extremely compact XP
It allows you to do all the config during the nLite session, remove components, drivers etc...
Then create an install ISO.
I managed years ago to get a "real bare bones" install down to about 195MB
Here's a link to a "184MB XP" , it used to be a challenge/game, how small could you go.

[Duckeenie]

I recently replaced Win 10 with LL - Let's see how it goes.

My machine, although modest, is new hardware. I tend to lean towards "Lite" systems more because I dislike superfluous features. I'm not massively obsessed with resource usage as long it's managed correctly.

I don't mind getting my hands dirty from time to time but to be honest these days my PC is primarily a media consumption device: Movies; Music; Gaming. You get the idea.