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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[–] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Thanks! I want to give these a shot after Mint finishes updating. Any edge will be noticeable.

I was worried about USB boot, but it went smoothly.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Mint is awesome, and normally that's my goto for newer Linux users, and honestly even experienced ones. But it might be a little heavy for a system as old as yours.

    Let me know if Mint ends up running alright for you, I'm curious to know!

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