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seems that older the machine, the greater is the ease of installation. &nbsp;should not be any problem. &nbsp;if it is too much of a bother, go with any old flavours of linux. 
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seems that older the machine, the greater is the ease of installation.  should not be any problem.  if it is too much of a bother, go with any old flavours of linux.

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I went with Debian V3.1, and it works fine. &nbsp;Thanks for the feedback.
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I went with Debian V3.1, and it works fine.  Thanks for the feedback.

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Hi,<br />
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I have an old HP Pavilion 6350 that I want to install Linux on. &nbsp;I've never done a Linux install on a machine like this before, so I wanted to get some feedback first. &nbsp;What version and distribution of Linux is best to install for this particular PC? &nbsp;Has anyone installed Linux on this PC before, and if so, what kinds of problems have you encountered? &nbsp;I'm primarily going to use it for developing web applications at home.<br />
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Thanks for your answers!<br />
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Ken
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Hi,

I have an old HP Pavilion 6350 that I want to install Linux on.  I've never done a Linux install on a machine like this before, so I wanted to get some feedback first.  What version and distribution of Linux is best to install for this particular PC?  Has anyone installed Linux on this PC before, and if so, what kinds of problems have you encountered?  I'm primarily going to use it for developing web applications at home.

Thanks for your answers!

Ken

installing Linux on HP Pavilion 6350

A Linux distribution is an operating system made as a software collection based on the Linux kernel and, often, on a package management system and are available for a variety of systems. A typical Linux distribution comprises a Linux kernel, GNU tools and libraries, additional software, documentation, a window system (the most common being the X Window System), a window manager, and a desktop environment. Most Linux systems are open-source software made available both as compiled binaries and in source code form, allowing modifications to the original software. Over three hundred distributions are in active development, including commercially backed distributions (such as Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu) and community-driven distributions (such as Debian, Slackware, Gentoo and Arch Linux).

Linux Distributions

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.