Linux Mint/Linux Mint Mate vs Ubuntu Mate, which one should I choose and why?

[alpinejohn]

Hello j2ee

If Ubuntu-Mate works well for you on this machine that will be good news. If you have problems, you might want to consider "MX Linux":

Old 32bit Hardware and latest kernel, good or bad?

Hallo mircea I’ve used Ubuntu-Mate daily for over two years. It’s where I want to be. However, on a T42 I suggest you consider installing “MX Linux” (https://mxlinux.org/). To give you a taste of what it is about you might find this review useful: I know of a non-profit organisation that resells hardware as old as yours - they install MX Linux on these machines. I myself keep two virtual machines, one runs openSuSE Leap 15, the other MX Linux. But these are my reserves. I even run Ubuntu…

Let us know how you get on. Good luck.