First post, by debs3759
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I've always used DOS and Windows, since my first build in 1994. I consider myself an intermediate user - I can do pretty much anything, as long as it's in DOS or Doze.
For my everyday PC, I am currently using a Skylake CPU (i7 6700K). I recently decommissioned a Llano APU (A8-3870K) based PC, and want to experiment with Linux on it. I also want to try out Linux on PCs built around CPUs ranging from 486 to sockets 775 and AM2.
What is an easy distro to help me learn the basics in the FM1 based system (64-bit)? What distro will be good on a 486, that is still available? I don't need a list of what to use on everything in between, just a few suggestion of distros that will help introduce me to Linux on those two generations of system.
I already downloaded the latest FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD, although I don't expect a simple learning curve on them. With Linux, initially, I don't need full blown systems that can do everything I do in Doze, I just need to be able to run folding@home on the later system, and maybe a little coding and office type stuff, plus basic image manipulation, to get me familiar on the productivity side of things. And I need distros for which I can find basic guides to teach me about bash and other shells, as well as guides to whatever dev systems they offer. So nothing to complex at first.
Eventually I want to use open source software for everything except benchmarking (I'll always multiboot with Windows on one logical drive)
Any suggestions will be welcome 😀
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