Hello /g/! So, Recently a friend of mine gave me this old toshiba

>>62086077
"Browsing" eh? Tails is great if you just want to run off of a USB.
Ubuntu LTS 14 should run well enough once you give it a hard drive.

Does it have a sata or pata hdd connector? If it has a pata connector: use a flashcard to pata 2.5" adapter and load xubuntu or lubuntu on the flashcard.

>>62086487
i'm pretty sure it uses an sata connector, i haven't checked tho.

AntiX is the perfect browsing OS for really light PCs. Lubuntu is a heavier step up from there and Puppy, then DSL are good distros if you need even lighter.

Lubuntu wouldn't work on a 2004 laptop so I got antix and never looked back. Nice and comfy with icewm. Limited features but fast as fuck.

JustBrowsing
PuppyLinux
Mint
Xubuntu

>>62086077

i had the same situation anon with a roomate

i got it up and running on the cheap by installing mint and using an old 8gb usb stick as the HDD.. yep you dont need to buy a HDD

its was slow to boot but fine once you opened the browser... which is what you said you wanted to do

>>62086077
Neverware Cloudready, which is based on Chromium OS (Chrome OS). Can boot off a USB drive or install to hard drive. Usage is basically same as Chromebook.