My friend is finally willing to make the switch to Linux and wants me to help getting their laptop switched over. It’s a very old Macbook. I think MacBook Air pro 15 or something? I unfortunately don’t have the specs on hand at the moment but it’s a very old model.
I was going to put Linux Mint on there since that’s what I’m familiar with, but I’m not sure how well Ubuntu runs on older hardware. Any other distros I should consider? I should note that they’re not a computer/tech person.
Edit: Macbook Air, 13 inch, from early 2015. 1.6 GHz Dual Core Intel i5. 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3. Intel HD Graphics 6000 1536 Mb.
Kubuntu should run just fine. You could go for a low-spec distro such as Xubuntu but I think you’ll find it surprisingly capable.
You could also look into Puppy Linux which is specifically targeted at older machines but with a machine like that you should be absolutely fine.
Of course the best part is it’s free and there’s no commitment, just install one, see if you vibe with it, and if not try another :)