Suggested replacement distro for Toshiba Chromebook 2 SWANKY running Gallium

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Hi,
I have an old system running Gallium just for web browsing. Any suggestions for a suitable light replacement?

Are the benefits worth the change?

Thanks David.

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You’ve already gone through and removed the write protect screw, correct?
If you’ve already run through enabling Developer Mode and then installing the custom firmware mentioned in the steps starting here: Enabling Developer Mode | Chrultrabook Docs
…then I would recommend a light distro such as MX Linux or Fedora XFCE.
More info on MX Linux: https://mxlinux.org/
More info on that Fedora spin: Fedora Spins | The Fedora Project

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You can research lightweight Linux distros for old computers and then choose one that is supported by Chrultrabook out of the options.

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Im using fedora xfce spin its pretty light

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Fedora XFCE is a good option.

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What are your opinions about Xfce vs lxqt?

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Thanks for the suggestions. I did remove the write protect screw to install Gallium 2.1, but that was way back in 2018.

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LXQt is not really a DE. So for average users, I’d recommend Xfce 10 times out of 10.

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What key features is lxqt missing that makes it not a DE in your definition?

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I would as well. Someone coming from a KDE install or Windows install would find navigating lxqt a bit difficult I feel.

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It doesn’t use its own window manager, and it’s not a particularly well-integrated DE since each of its components are designed to be possible to use standalone.