I was using Windows on an old craptop and it was super laggy. Somehow I came across Linux and then Linux Mint. Installed linux mint and some lag went away. Then I came across Crunchbang (advertised as lightweight). Tried it and loved it. Then Crunchbang project died and changed to Bunsen labs. Bunsen labs was still good but I've realized I wanted to have full control of what gets installed to ensure I'm as "light" as reasonably achievable.
Then saw the you can install base Debian with no desktop environment (use window managers instead). Found an openbox guide for Debian 9. Ever since then, I've stayed with Debian.
Then saw the you can install base Debian with no desktop environment (use window managers instead). Found an openbox guide for Debian 9. Ever since then, I've stayed with Debian.