There are quite a few low resource distributions eg Puppy Linux, and also mainstream distros that use a lower resource desktop eg LXDE. Mint Debian + LXDE is what I put on my in-law's machine. I use Kanotix on my laptop, my wife uses Mint Debian + Mate, my son's very old all-in-one has Qimo (a Linux distro for kids).
Last edited by Tinstaafl; 31st Dec 2014 at 03:00.