Attempting to use Linux more and am looking for suggestions on distros for my hardware.

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I have extremely limited experience with Linux but am looking to try it out more. The machine I would be installing it on is an HP Pavilion desktop from 2009 with Windows Vista Home Premium currently on it.

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Processor: AMD Athlon x2 3800 2.4GHz

Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE graphics

2GB RAM

300GB Hard Drive

I am just looking for recommendations of what to try. Just doing a little bit of research, it seems like Linux Mint 17.2 Cinnamon might be a nice starting point to get more accustomed to Linux but I'm not sure if that would run somewhat slowly on my machine. Like I said, I am very inexperienced with Linux so am looking for a little guidance on which distros are easier to use than others and which are lightweight enough to give my aging vista machine a slight performance boost.

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