Updating your Windows 10 PC? I found a Linux distro that can give it 5 to 10 more years of life

Jack Wallen/ZDNET It's a rare occasion when a Linux distribution slips by my sight, but FunOS managed to do just that. This lightweight distribution was created with three things in mind: Stability Performance Security How does it achieve those things? First, FunOS is based on Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support), so it benefits from the stability found in one of the most widely used Linux distributions. Second, FunOS achieves high performance using Joe's Window Manager, which is lightweight and easy to use. Finally, FunOS achieves security by being a minimalist Linux distribution, with only the essential components and services, and the latest Hardware Enablement kernel. Also: 5 factors steadily fueling Linux's desktop rise FunOS only uses around 250 MB of RAM when idle, and the installer size is 1.8 GB. I spun FunOS up as a virtual machine to see what this distribution is all about. Although I was not made into a convert, I found FunOS to be a stellar addition to the growing line ... Read full article.