As a follow on from best-linux-distros-for-beginners-2020
Tecmint has just published another article, that has some interesting distro’s listed.
However, this list is not limited to older hardware as the title suggests 
Some of these I’ve tried and actually installed on a Haswell i5 based desktop with SSD storage, and boy do they fly with minimal resources at default.
Tested and full metal installed the following on a 2010 Netbook
2Gb DDR3 RAM, 1.66GHz N455 Atom CPU with 60Gb SSD 64bit versions
(with the exception of AntiX)
MX Linux – great for the tinkerer and techie in you with lots of default tools, utilities and apps to cater for most and more..
Sparky Linux – LXQT stable version, whereby users can change the Desktop Environment to anything supplied in their repository if they don’t like the DE supplied. Nice idea to keep folk on the same distro with GUI changing IMO
AntiX – didn’t need to install, run it from a USB Flash-drive (nice basic and functional with no onboard storage required in the device)
Peppermint OS – One of my safe havens since Peppermint 5, still on 9. An LXDE and XFCE hybrid with good functionality and low resources utilizing LXDE.
Some do need tailored to suit preferences but, that’s what Linux Distro’s are about!
