I have a very old laptop that I would like to wipe and install linux onto. I am open to many a suggestion, but all I ask is that it is easily operable. Like easy to get into and do some light internet browsing.
Arch is a lot of things, but "easily operable and easy to get into" is not one of them.
Mint, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu cant see the Broadcom wireless card.I'd also recommend Mint. Either XFCE or MATE will work fine. MATE's interface is a bit nicer but (out of the box) has troubles with things like caffeine.
Hmm, older Broadcom cards sometimes require manual setup. I'm not sure what model you're running but here's a good place to start: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xxMint, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu cant see the Broadcom wireless card.
Ubuntu is also Debian based. Broadcom can be a pain in the ass, but if it works on other distros there is definitely a way to get it working on Ubuntu too. Worst case scenario you can always use ndiswrapper with the Windows driver.Well, anything build off of Ubuntu is out. For whatever reason, none of them can see my broadcom 4311 wireless card. Point, Kali, and Hydrogen all can, I think because they are Debian based. Kali and Hydrogen are NOT user friendly imo, so I'm using point. Everything seems to be ok, all but I cant get the "Install to harddrive" icon to launch. WTFFFFF
Gentoo GNU + Linux has some nonfree binary blobs in the source code and in releases which is completely proprietary software and should not be endorsed, choose an ethical distro like gnewsense trisquel or xututo. a distro that respects your freedom, I run gnewsense a free BIOS with free hardware designs and free firmware and driversNobody wants to be the one to recommend gentoo?
While you're at it, you should use an OpenRisc processor.Gentoo GNU + Linux has some nonfree binary blobs in the source code and in releases which is completely proprietary software and should not be endorsed, choose an ethical distro like gnewsense trisquel or xututo. a distro that respects your freedom, I run gnewsense a free BIOS with free hardware designs and free firmware and drivers
I use a free Intel i5 chip that is ran off of free software, a proud member of the Free Software Foundation and a proud user of free software and developing useful free software alternatives to the proprietary ones, im currently trying to make an activinspire free replacement licensed under GPLv3 and after that i wanna make a dissasembler that is as robust as IDA with help of others if neededWhile you're at it, you should use an OpenRisc processor.