I have an old XP desktop that I might turn into a Linux box. What flavor do you recommend? I think I’m gonna keep my XP laptop till it dies though, since I already have a Win7 laptop.
“I have an old XP desktop that I might turn into a Linux box. What flavor do you recommend?”
I suggest either Mint or Ubuntu. Both offer several styles of desktop and both also keep older versions online for those that have old or limited hardware. Mint may be fussier about some video cards, but I would try it first. Try Mint with the “Mate” desktop. That’s the beauty of Linux - you can download and demo different brands and versions without even installing on the computer - just boot and run them from your DVD drive. After you make a choice, that same CD/DVD will install to your computer hard drive; then you will see a tremendous improvement in speed. You really should have at least 500 MB RAM to run those distros decently, and 1 GB is even better.