Linux Distributions
As mentioned in one of our tutorial Videos some does usually not need a dedicated Linux distribution to run old or out-dated hardware in [current year]. However as also mentioned there are still some special cases where a Linux distribution with certain capabilities might be required. On this page we try to keep a list of such Linux systems supporting any or all of these "special requirements"
Legacy Boot
These distributions can be installed on systems without an UEFI.
32bit install
These distributions can be installed on 32bit hardware. By this we do not mean the ability to run 32bit software. But rather the entire distribution being 32bit.
32bit execution support
The following Linux distributions allow to run 32bit software natively. Without the use of flatpak or distrobox
X11 support
These distributions do allow for running them without Wayland. Which does not mean they do not support Wayland at all.
Distributions running on x86_64_v1
The following distributions do not require a 64bit capable system to have a certain x86_64 feature level in order to run.