Correct, my error
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Thanks, but I doubt if that would help me. I just dont swallow audio… hearing and comprehension are poor.
I had trouble with Uni lectures years ago.
It is like standing at the train station and some garbled message on the loudspeaker announces changes… I have to go and ask what the message was.
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Think you are not alone in station messages similar in airports they recruit staff specially for the job and use poor pa systems
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As we’re getting OT here: Besides the arguments of @nevj, which I fully support, YouTube is from beloved google, that I refuse wherever I can.
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Even if YouTube was bought by Google … there are a lot of channels with a high quality of information, it for any branches, video games, Linux, Java, Docker etc…
One thing is Google itself and very different are the creators of all the channels … even more this network has a YouTube channel …
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As I have said many times before I dont have a issue with google, chrome, search or any of its products. Works first time everytime for me and i get the results I expect.
On youtube, i will watch 2 or 3 before deciding if i want to believe or not, like web sites.
Only thing is if I cannot understand them when they speak then dont watch.
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Today had 2 installs to do from the Ventoy created usb, booted first time without issue, menu with each version of linux mint, chose lmde 64 bit version, a short message appeared (too quick to read) then booted straight into the mint screen.
Install ran smoothly, did not see any difference during the install, everything as normal.
I now have a 10 year old PC with 4 gb memory running LMDE that originally shipped with windows 10 but not upgradable.
And
A 10 year old mac laptop that shipped with 4 gb upgraded to 12 gb memory and a 250 gb ssd. Not able to upgrade to newer version of macOS also running LMDE 64 bit. Fast and smooth.
Very pleased with my choice of going down the ventoy path.
Next test is monday when I have a 15 year old box coming in and may need 32 bit version of LMDE or xfce again from the Ventoy USB , hopes are high that its going to be fine. But have 2 usb versions just in case.
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Congrats Paul 
Just in case, that MacBook Pro can be upgraded up to 16GB in RAM, I am assuming you are working right now with 8+4
About the old machine with 32 bits … I suggest go with Linux Peppemint, based in Debian (or Devuan if you want) and it works with xfce in peace. I use that OS for a very old Acer laptop with 2GB of RAM.
Let us know your advance 
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Void is another good 32 bit option. Your customer would have to be happy with rolling release, and it requires some CLI.
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Paul, I would suggest Peppermint rather than Neville’s favorite Void. It’s a bit easier for a beginner.
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Agree Bill. Manuel suggested Peppermint too.
I did qualify the Void suggestion.
Alpine, Antix, Mageia, MX and Gentoo also have 32 bit.
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Yes done that a few times before (former apple tech),
But
It was all I had in stock
For what his daughter is going to use it for no big demand so not worth buying extra. She will do her mail, surf the net and odd wordprocessed documents, calculations and présentation… school work.
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User not capable of even mint, due to age, health issues , failing sight… needs to be really easy as I visit most weeks due to him loosing the menu, icons, email access. He would be safer with someone just reading it all to him.
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Never been down that road, will need to look to see if its suitable
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