Looking to Start Linux - have HP Mini 210-1100 Laptop with Intel Atom N455@1,66MHz, 2Go of RAM, Hard Drive 250Go

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Hello!
I'm probably not posting in the right place, Sorry for that! You may tell me if so and how and where to post?!? I'm new to the community and beginner with Linux. I want to learn and I want to do so on my second and old laptop. There are so many distributions I don't know what OS I can install? The machine is a HP Mini 210-1100 Laptop with Intel Atom N455@1,66MHz, 2Go of RAM, Hard Drive 250Go. Please direct my in the right place. Sorry for the writting, I'm french!

Gardouche the beginner

 

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