I have a Dell System Inspiron N7110.
Kernel: 6.8.0-51-generic
CPU: Intel i5-2410M (4) @ 2.900GHz
GPU: Intel 2nd Generation Core Proce
Memory: 776MiB / 5838MiB
The computer is a MBR/Legacy machine
I looked this machine up and found it came out in 2011. I don’t think it can be used with Ubuntu? Any suggestions on how I can keep this computer out of the E waste dump?
It can be used with Ubuntu. However, given the age and specifications a “lighter” flavor is recommended. The “midrange” Kubuntu (KDE) should be perfectly fine. Even lighter, the classics Xubuntu (XFCE) or Lubuntu (LXQt).
On the hardware side, for much better results:
If you feel like being a little bit adventurous, you can also check out Bodhi Linux or EndeavourOS.
Both work well on older hardware.
Some older PCS have trouble booting in Legacy mode when the installer adds a BIOS Boot partition.
This can be avoided by installing to a single partition (pre UEFI style).
Also, it would be advisable to try a lighter flavour within the Ubuntu family e.g. Xubuntu or Lubuntu
[ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo "UEFI" || echo "Legacy"
Let’s see if Lady Luck is on your side?
It only has 1 partition that the system is mounted on.
Which version of the Ubuntu family?
I have Mint, that will not boot so I want to try one of the lighter versions of Ubuntu that you suggested.
My suggestion helped a user with a Dell N4110, so worth a shot?
You are thinking wrong. 
That is for the current LTS release, so your machine just about fits the bill; don’t mind that it doesn’t show 6 GiB exactly.
The only additional setup I’d recommend is zswap; should be good for some additional RAM savings. The installer sets up an appropriately sized swap file, so all you have to do is enable zswap on top of that, for instance by adding zswap.enabled=1 to the kernel command line.
Oh, almost forgot, with an Ubuntu Pro subscription (free for personal use on up to five machines) that machine can keep working until 2036 (2038, if you’re willing to pay for extended support).
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Sounds absolutely fine. 6Gb RAM is plenty. You could always try Ubuntu and see how it performs. You could also install the XFCE desktop, switch to that then use XFCE which will give a more responsive system. Both cost nothing to try 
I think I have found the problem with this computer not booting up after I install an operating system. I can run a system from the flash drive, but when installed it will not boot. I had Android on a flash stick and I installed it and it would not boot up. I am going to replace the hard drive with a SSD and hopefully that will solve my problem.
If you have any other ideas let me know please.
If the problem is a faulty drive, sure.
However, if the problem is wrong settings in BIOS then it won’t, obviously.
I checked the Bios, this computer is from 2011 and is very simple and nothing to change.
So, if you’re sure the boot order is correct go ahead and replace the drive. An incorrect boot order is what I meant when I said “wrong settings” above.
When booted to the ISO on USB, run sudo parted -l and see if you drive is using ms-dos or GPT partitioning. Some of those older computers don’t understand GPT even with the bios_grub partition for a legacy install
I set it up as ms-dos when I installed the system.