so you would recommendu ubuntu on my ancient dell with xp on it? part of the family. first pc upgraded for my son to play games. he has progressed but I am still too slow to play any games. I’ve used puppy to recover other hard drive data but have been wary of diving into the deep end since I am not a true geek. Would have been if I had been born 30 years later.
I am a Dell guy. For what you are doing, get a MAC Book.
I would try it. It would be a door stop otherwise.
Installing an OS isn’t a trivial thing, though. Do you know someone who could help you?