linux ubuntu to replace XP

[GeoffF100]

Here is a review of Lubuntu 18.04:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h284JgDGC7Y

It is small, quick and problem free, as he says. He was not able to install Thunderbird in Software because he did not select All before searching for it. That is not very helpful, but it is not a problem. You do not have to save the yellow "Post Its" if you use them.

[cinelli]

Might be simpler to go to Puppy Linux
http://puppylinux.com/
Nothing to install; the OS lives on the cd or usb stick
It can read your saved files on the hd
I've been using it for several years

You can do this with linux Mint too. I have a permanent Mint installed on a USB 3.0 memory stick. It is astonishingly quick. For instance, LibreOffice Calc, the spreadsheet program, loads in a couple of seconds.

Cinelli