Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETAre you migrating to Linux from Windows 10, but your computer is on the, uhm, older side? Although the machine ran Windows 10 just fine, perhaps you’re looking to enjoy a bit more pep from that aging CPU, minimal RAM, and a small internal drive — and you’ve decided that Linux is the answer.Most Linux distributions will run quite well on that Windows 10 machine. But if you really want to get the most out of the hardware, you could install a lightweight Linux distribution (such as elementaryOS or Bodhi Linux) and then use lightweight applications. If you want a blazing-fast machine, that’s your ticket.Also: Your Windows 10 PC isn’t dead yet – this OS from Google can revive itThe even better news is that plenty of lightweight Linux apps are available to install and use for free. Why don’t I introduce you to some of my favorites?1. MidoriMidori is a web browser that’s about as simple and lightweight as possible. But don’t let its lightweight nature fool you; it includes features like rapid page loading, JavaScript support, support for HTML5 and CSS3, tabbed browsing, a customizable UI, built-in search engine options, bookmarks, session management, anti-tracking, customizable user agent, and a built-in PDF viewer. Although I’ve found that Midori doesn’t always work as expected with every site, it still renders pages very fast and well. Also: 5 lightweight browsers that can make your old PC feel like new againMidori can be installed on any Linux distribution that supports Snap or Flatpak.2. AbiWordWord processor seems like such a whimsical phrase these days. Word processor. Word. Processor. Most users assume one has to install a full-blown office suite — such as LibreOffice — to write words on a page to be saved for later edits. That is not the case on Linux — thanks to AbiWord. AbiWord has been around for a very long time. I remember depending on it to create documents that could be shared with Microsoft Word users. It wasn’t always easy, but I could make it work. Here’s what AbiWord had over the likes of Microsoft Office and LibreOffice: It was an application that worked alone and didn’t depend on an office suite. More