Post #3864224
2026-07-16 17:36 UTC
I ran Manjaro over a few years and found it just fine. I appreciate that approach to Arch. Would you recommend Aurora when the system specs listed are i5, 8 - 16gb ram and old intel integrated graphics?
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@trench639@lemmy.world 2026-07-16 20:59
The only thing I’d hesitate on is the integrated graphics. Tbh I have no idea how that will behave. Aurora’s system requirements lead me to conclude that if your laptop is later than ~2014, you should be okay. My Aurora desktop starts using ~2GB memory at boot, so your 16 should be fine. Before I forget, their GNOME workstation distro: projectbluefin.io if you’re into that. I recommend Aurora because I already use it, and think it’s cool. I’ve only ever used it on one machine, so if you go that route, I hope your experience is good, too. I like KDE, and Aurora is immutable so it’s harder to mess up critical components. Works for me.