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Linux => New to Ubuntu => Topic started by: mahesh on Oct 10, 2023, 07:45 AM

Title: What linux OS for Dell Latitude D520
Post by: mahesh on Oct 10, 2023, 07:45 AM
Okay before somebody says this has been covered previously I found out the previous posts and am more confused now that previously. Previously I knew nothing about Linux - Ubuntu and all the derivatives and now I know even less

Okay old Laptop Dell D520 running windows 7

CPU: Intel(R) Core (TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz 1.67GHz

Ram 4.00GB (3.24GB useable)

System Type 64 - bit operating system.

My computing experience so far has been

Windows 3.1
Windows 3.11 - Yuk
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows Vista - double yuk
Windows XP - I loved this one....
Windows 7 - meh
Windows 8 - Yuk again
Windows 8.1 - what are you doing to me - YUK!!!!
Windows 10 - meh

So as a completely new alternative operating system user ,. What would you SME's (Subject Matter Experts) suggest to get me into Linux - *buntu, mint, something else. - RUNAWAY????

I'm typing on the Dell windows is resource heavy and it buggy

Probably use Linux for learning some coding (if possible), Writing documents - at a stretch- watching Youtube - more than likely NOT as my much older Lenovo T410 is twice as fast