My Xubuntu installation on my ASUS Zenbook S 13 1 kg laptop (UX5304MA, Intel) Edit 2026-09-17: You can make a bootable live USB stick if you want to try it out on your current computer, it won't affect your installation. Though, you might loose all on your hard drive if you Install and not being careful. Read up and backup. Also, it's very fast and require way less resources. Xubuntu.org Xubuntu bootable USB instructions The biggest step to going open source is often Microsoft Office and other commercial programs. For Office, there is LibreOffice Suite or AbiWord (Word replacement) and Gnumeric (Excel replacement). [GitLab] [Edit: 2026-09-10] Downsides with ASUS Zenbook S 13: I miss USB-C on the right side; on both sides in the future? Automatic backlight off after x seconds in BIOS (20 default? + Off?), turn on with any key (read: even "passive" Ctrl, Shift, Alt)? Keyboard backlight not needed if it's bright/sunny. Maybe backlight always on when screen brightness is 20% or below, and always off if 40% and above or so? [Edit 260910: changed low limit 10%->20%] Touchpad: difficult to hit in lower right corner (for right-click), could also be smaller in size for me Could have light sensor for adaptable screen brightness, with BIOS setting for sensitivity (Off, Low, Medium, High)