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Getting started with linux
| Puppylinux is super easy to use and runs even on a toaster. ^^ Just try it. When I started using linux I was constantly searching for stuff on the internet to solve things... you'll have to do that too. ^^
| Lubuntu is a good choice if you want to have something that works out of the box and able to do the basics with it, which for me is browsing online, using openoffice, email, music, video, have a place where to place your files.
For toying around where complete functionality is not a priority, use anything you like and feel interested in.
| You can search distros according to your needs too. If you want to produce music, find distros with many production software preinstalled; or if you want to get into hacking, Kali Linux or Black Arch should be good options.
Once you have your distro, you should learn some of the common terminal commands, because it's powerful and is one of the advantages over systems like Windows.
| You also have to get familiar with your package manager and your desktop environment (as your PC is pretty old, try to get one that doesn't consume too much RAM like KDE, xfce or MATE).
For me, KDE has a good balance between performance, appearance, and functionality.
| KDE is heavy on resource use though.
I'm using Solus, it runs fine on my x220.
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The KDE Desktop (plasma5) on it's own doesn't need that much ressources. It's components like compsiting, package and file-indexing or some "widgets" that consume cpu and the PIM database (akonadi) that consumes RAM. You could disable them if you are low on ressources.
KDE is not only a Desktop. It's a Compilation of Software which GUIs are based on QT and mostly are written pretty efficient in C++.
If you're really low on ressources also LXQT could be worth to look at.
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| My computer is like a 10 year old pentium 4 with no OS so I was told to give lubuntu a spin.
I'm guessing that just messing around with it for a while will work, but what are your suggestions on getting good fast?