Disclaimer: I'm a graphic designer, not an IT person, I know the basics of computers/operating systems, just enough to get me in trouble, but I'm overall fairly clueless. I can follow directions if they are step-by-step, I can open a terminal and run stuff if you give me the code, but that is about it.
I have an old laptop, currently running Ubuntu 14.04 and have been thinking I need to upgrade, especially since I just got a Wacom tablet and am having a horrible time getting it to work and I keep getting suggestions that I just need to upgrade. The problem is, I have an old laptop and I know when I first got it (2016) it was recommended to install 14 instead of 16. I was looking at the flavors and thought about installing MATE or Lubuntu as the descriptions seem like those are geared toward older machines, however I want to be sure I can still run my major programs.
Computer:
HP Elitebook 8470P
Intel Core i53320M Processor
8GB Memory
750GB Hard Drive
Requirements:
Must run Wine (for Windows animal records program and Photoshop)
Must be able to run Steam/games (Civilization V and Minecraft are the main ones)
Must be able to run GIMP and Inkscape
Needs to be able to work with some kind of tablet, whether this Wacom Intuos or if I return this one and get a different one
Can anyone help me out? Please and thank you!
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