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is there a Linux alternative to windows 10/11 that is similar?
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I run Mint 20.3 on a 10 year old laptop with 8gb with absolutely no problems for the basic stuff I do with it. Upgrading the hdd to an ssd made a huge improvement though.
I would however suggest you install mint 21 (current version)
The only reason the above laptop is on an older version is I'm worried about what I'm going to break if I do (I have a bunch of "non standard" stuff on it) and it currently just works and is still in support...so if it ain't broke...