The main release, Ubuntu, used to be lightweight and suitable for old hardware, but recent releases are targeting new systems with more graphics horsepower. To prevent people from wasting time on hopeless hardware.
To keep old hardware useable as long as possible meaning that the computer is able to support not only an operating system but also a selection of everyday applications, for example a browser at a reasonable speed or a movie player. Many of the considerations, recommendations and warnings from one problem can and should be reused by other people. The thread is created in order to keep the experience and advice regarding old hardware in one place. Various Linux distros are known as a good option for bringing old hardware back to life and the forum is receiving many questions on the topic. Though the guide was born in 2012 it is receiving steady updates, latest.
The fact that the text is long is not an indication that installing is difficult, it's just a result of the text trying to deal with many different problems, also some which are fairly unlikely to encounter. If you have a problem please read in full length and don't get scared by the volume. Contents: A long, but easy to read collection of advice for beginners and intermediate users.
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