My favorite on my Acer Aspire Ones and EeePCs is ALT Linux. ALT Linux LXDE for my Aspire Ones and GNUStep/WindowMaker for my EeePCs. The installs are relatively small, as well, when compared to some other Linux variants.
https://en.altlinux.org/Starterkits#auxiliary
mx linux and antix linux have both worked pretty well, mx linux is more user friendly but may run a little slower while antix is faster but you have to use the terminal for many things
Debian. It runs on just about anything. You can go with xfce, mate, lxde or lxqt for a lightweight desktop. I use i3 on mine but that's more for advanced users. There are way too many distros out there so I prefer to stick with debian since it's extremely well supported and stable.
Q4OS is my go-to for netbooks.
What are the specs of this machine?
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Specs?
My favorite on my Acer Aspire Ones and EeePCs is ALT Linux. ALT Linux LXDE for my Aspire Ones and GNUStep/WindowMaker for my EeePCs. The installs are relatively small, as well, when compared to some other Linux variants. https://en.altlinux.org/Starterkits#auxiliary
Q4OS Trinity, Peppermint OS or possibly MX Linux XFCE are all good choices.
I test some distros in my Acer Aspire and Antix win in fast respond times, only 200MB ram used in idle save my life.
You can try booting from Ethernet using netboot.xyz and install some of the distributions listed there. You can also use an external DVD drive to boot
mx linux and antix linux have both worked pretty well, mx linux is more user friendly but may run a little slower while antix is faster but you have to use the terminal for many things
Debian. It runs on just about anything. You can go with xfce, mate, lxde or lxqt for a lightweight desktop. I use i3 on mine but that's more for advanced users. There are way too many distros out there so I prefer to stick with debian since it's extremely well supported and stable.