Q:

should I use old software on on old hardware?

I have an old laptop (10 years)on which I am running Ubuntu mate 16.04.But I didn't get Latest gcc compilers on it.thus I want to upgrade to 17.04.so my question in cleare and it is
should I use old software on on old hardware?

A:

No, unless the old hardware is no longer supported by the new software or recent releases of the software have grown too big (RAM and disk size, CPU speed).

