Good morning.
What would be the most appropriate ubuntu version for an older laptop that has previously run Windows vista? I want to use it as an educational tool for my 12 year old son.
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Ubuntu's main products are in the format *year.month*, so Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop is the 2020-April release of Ubuntu Desktop. It's also available for server, and some products use the *year* format (eg. Ubuntu Core 20 being the 2020 release of that product) but products using the *year* format are specialist (designed for devices, appliances or cloud use & not desktop/laptops). – guiverc Nov 30 '21 at 08:13
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Does the laptop have a 64-bit CPU? – Nmath Nov 30 '21 at 08:15
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You didn't give any specs of the device; but I used devices as old as 2003 design/manufacture for QA (Quality Assurance) testing up to 19.04 (2019-April release) but they were 32-bit (i386), where as Vista implies it's *amd64* (AMD created the 64-bit compatible architecture so even intels are *amd64*) releases apply from then on (inc. Ubuntu Desktop from 17.10; only *flavors* of Ubuntu applied for 32-bit after mid-2017). A lighter *flavor* may be best for low powered devices. – guiverc Nov 30 '21 at 08:15
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I suggest you consider Lubuntu. I have used this on many older laptops; it runs very well. Without knowing what hardware components are in your laptop, nobody can advise your further. https://lubuntu.me/ – rob grune Nov 30 '21 at 09:03