Hey hows is going! I have a lenovo n22 chromebook that ive tried everything
to get out of a bootloop and it hasnt worked so I decided to install debian
on it but i was wondering which version of debian would be the best? I know
it has a 64 bit processor but with it being an old laptop im not sure if
newer versions of debian would make it struggle. Thank you so much!


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Hi SomeRandomTuber

On Thursday, 9 October 2025 at 12:45 PM, SomeRandomTuber <rjwilson0103@gmai l.com> wrote:

Hey hows is going! I have a lenovo n22 chromebook that ive tried everythi

ng to get out of a bootloop and it hasnt worked so I decided to install deb
ian on it but i was wondering which version of debian would be the best? I know it has a 64 bit processor but with it being an old laptop im not sure
if newer versions of debian would make it struggle. Thank you so much!

The 'Project' mailing list is intended only for project-related project-wis
e discussions.

For Debian users support, use <debian-user@lists.debian.org>.

You can also try the IRC channel #debian on irc.debian.org (irc.oftc.net).

Below, are pages with useful information about trying to get help using IRC
or email:

- https://wiki.debian.org/GettingHelpOnIrc
- https://wiki.debian.org/DebianIRCChannelGuidelines
- https://www.debian.org/support

That been said, let me try to give some light to your request for help:

I don't know any specifics for this Lenovo N22 Chromebook of yours. However
, I have a Dell Latitude from 2007, much before Chromebooks were created, w hich I use on a daily basis with the latest version of Debian without signi ficant performance issues. It was upgraded to have 4 GB of RAM, what I cons ider to be the minimal for these days if you intend to have a Desktop Envir onment (DE) and surf the web with a browser like Firefox. Also, the spinnin
g disc (hard disk) was replaced by an SSD. The DE I use is Xfce, which is a
light-weight DE.

Good luck with your issue! ;-)

Cheers

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SomeRandomTuber <rjwilson0103@gmail.com> writes:

Hey hows is going! I have a lenovo n22 chromebook that ive tried
everything to get out of a bootloop and it hasnt worked so I decided to install debian on it but i was wondering which version of debian would
be the best? I know it has a 64 bit processor but with it being an old
laptop im not sure if newer versions of debian would make it struggle.
Thank you so much!

The good news about Debian and Linux operating systems in general is that
the newer versions don't tend to come with significantly increased
hardware demands. As long as your system is 64-bit, I would install the
latest stable version of Debian.

It's possible that some of the heavier-weight desktop environments might
be a bit slow (although I doubt even that), but even if so, I would still recommend the latest Debian release with a different desktop environment.

For future reference, this sort of question is probably better suited for
the debian-user mailing list. There are more people there who can help
with user questions and tips.

I hope Debian works for you!

--
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>

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