From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 12/15/25 12:20 PM, Graham J wrote:   
   > I would like to learn about Linux and install it on an old PC.  Can   
   > anybody here recommend the best newsgroup for me to read?   
   >   
   > TIA   
   >   
   alt.os.linux.mint   
   However I'm not sure reading this newsgroup would be much of an 'education'.     
   Might scare   
   you since most people write wanting help which makes one believe all Linux   
   does is break.   
      
   Before you install a Linux disto on your machine, make a ventoy usb stick and   
   and try out   
   a few.  You could bounce back and forth between them to compare.  Most Linux's   
   will boot   
   into a live version you can run a play with without breaking anything.   
      
   How-to Geek web site has a lot of articles on Linux.  You could probably just   
   search on   
   their home page for 'Linux' and get a ton of articles.   They've had a few   
   lately   
   comparing different distros (distributions).  https://www.howtogeek.com/   
      
   https://distrowatch.com/ will list and rank distros and they give reviews on   
   some of them.   
     I've seen some detailed reviews detailing the install and usage of a new   
   version.   
      
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