From: user@example.net   
      
   On 17/12/2025 11.01, Jeff Gaines wrote:   
   >   
   > I have a Toshiba WT 310, i5 3439Y @ 1.5 GHz 4 GB RAM. 11.5" touch   
   screen.Looks to have a few years on it's   
   Looks like it have a few years on it's neck, I have DELL that's around   
   the same age, 8GB RAM and no touchscreen.   
      
   > It runs (actually walks slowly) Windows 8.1 and has always proved too   
   > slow to do anything useful.   
      
   I have on my DELL laptop Artix Linux installed running KDE Plasma, I do   
   surf the net, ssh and read mail. I have played some games and it has   
   worked quite well for me.   
      
   > I have tried to set it up as a book reader but it's really too slow for   
   > that.   
   >   
   > Accepting I can't do anything about the spec is there a Linux distro   
   > that would make use of the touch screen and run Calibre (or similar) at   
   > a usable speed? At least I could make use of it then as a book reader.   
      
   I would say most Linux distros will work, even installing KDE   
   Plasma/Gnome will work and be usable, sure you can go for a light weight   
   AntiX Linux. Mint Linux should in general be an okay option, enough   
   documentation (debian and ubuntu documentation can be of good help in   
   many cases too).   
      
   I would try out a handful distros, use their Live versions, that you can   
   flash to a USB storage and boot from on the Toshiba and see if you get   
   the touchscreen to work and that it feels smooth enough before you   
   install it.   
      
   You may want to avoid Gentoo, Arch Linux as those tend to be a bit more   
   work to get working.   
      
   There is a good number of distros to pick from, you can take a look at   
   https://distrowatch.com and see if there is a more general your taste of   
   distro.   
      
   One note about Calibre on Linux, DRM protected books will most likely   
   still not be readable, you need to remove the DRM before you reinstall   
   the Toshiba.   
      
      
   --   
     //Aho   
      
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