If you’re like most, you have an older Windows (or even Mac) laptop or PC you retired when it got too slow or could no longer support Windows 10 or 11. Whether it’s five, 10 or even 15 years old, no matter. You can give that old computer new life by installing Linux on it.

With Linux Mint, you can transition quickly and easily from your Windows or Mac world to Linux. There’s no need to be a techie. The environment is familiar and intuitive. You can also install a free version of ChromeOS Flex if you prefer a ChromeBook experience.

What you need:

  • A USB thumb drive that’s at least 8 GB
  • Another working computer (to download the Linux .iso and write it to the USB drive)
  • Balena Etcher (free)
  • An old 64- or 32-bit laptop

If you don’t want to do it yourself, I can do it for you for just $50.