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linux4noobs@programming.dev · 29 days ago

HP Pavilion needs distro recommendation (and install guidance)

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HP Pavilion needs distro recommendation (and install guidance)

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linux4noobs@programming.dev · 29 days ago

HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC
Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 @ 1.5GHz
2GB RAM Hitachi 500GB HDD
Windows Vista

What distro would you recommend?
Can this be done with a USB or will a DVD be necessary?

I want to save it from ewaste because it has a ridiculous number of ports on the sides.

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29 days ago
I wasn’t sure what to recommend so I found this.

https://distro.watch/distros/category/ram-2gb

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