Thread: What Distro should I install on this old machine?
currently installing windows xp 32 bit professional edition, got hdd split 2 partitions, going install linux distro on other partition. i'm wondering 1 should try. know going install favorite. tried , didn't pick wireless card, i've other distros , run same issue. got 1 working, pardus 2011. i'm not fan of it, mint/ubuntu wireless wont work , cannot possibly connect ethernet because have unplug , carry flights of stairs. here specsi believe wireless broadcom if helps. thanxcode:my specs: operating system win xp professional 32 bit cpu amd athlon 64 x2 4400+ 37 °c brisbane 65nm technology ram 2.0gb dual-channel ddr2 @ 330mhz (5-5-5-15) motherboard dell inc. 0ry206 (socket am2 ) graphics dell se198wfp @ 1440x900 ati radeon hd 2400 pro (dell) 48 °c hard drives 244gb seagate st325082 0as scsi disk device (scsi) optical drives hl-dt-st dvd+-rw gsa-h73n scsi cdrom device
try last lts ubuntu realease (10.04) rather newest one.
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