Can an unused machine really work as a lightweight Linux desktop?

Are you sure you placed the boot partition at the beginning of the disk with fdisk (or cfdisk...) when you installed it? If memory serves me there is an option in cfdisk as to where to place the ...

The first name on the list, Puppy Linux is a must-try Linux distro for low-end PC users. It is renowned for its extremely small size and minimal system requirement. The distro is designed to run ...

I tried the latest MX Linux version on my PC, and it made the system look and feel like new ...