Windows 11 | Lite 16 Gb

Old netbooks (Asus Eee PC, Acer Aspire One) for children to run a single educational app (e.g., GCompris or TuxMath) offline.

| OS | Storage footprint | RAM idle | Maintenance | Best for | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 8 GB | 800 MB | Automatic (Cloud) | Web browsing, Netflix | | Linux Lite (XFCE) | 6 GB | 450 MB | Manual updates | Office work, printing | | Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 | 17 GB (tight but possible) | 1.4 GB | Microsoft security updates until 2032 | Industrial, offline PCs | | Android x86 (Remix OS) | 4 GB | 600 MB | None | Media consumption | windows 11 lite 16 gb

A free, user-friendly open-source operating system. The interface looks and feels very similar to Windows, but it uses only a fraction of the disk space and system resources. Old netbooks (Asus Eee PC, Acer Aspire One)

Old netbooks (Asus Eee PC, Acer Aspire One) for children to run a single educational app (e.g., GCompris or TuxMath) offline.

A free, user-friendly open-source operating system. The interface looks and feels very similar to Windows, but it uses only a fraction of the disk space and system resources.