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RE: Best Linux distro for a low end machine
You can try Slackware. I haven't used it in the last few years, but unless the install process has radically changed, it makes it very easy to install a minimal system.
The problem with Gentoo is that, while the result might be great, the installation process is both complicated and likely to take days on a slow machine -- because almost everything is compiled from source as you install it.
No matter what distribution you use, you probably should avoid installing either Gnome or KDE and use some lightweight window manager instead.
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