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    Is this enough?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Thomas, Sep 21, 2007.

  1. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    is this\/ enough to install Ubuntu & run it well
    COMPAQ Presairio SR1403WM|AMD Semprom 1.8GHz.|192MB RAM|SiS 760
     
    Thomas, Sep 21, 2007
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    You don't meet the minimum memory requirement of 256MB. Ubuntu will run slowly on a machine like that, but you could always try out Xubuntu, which is a lighter-weight version of Ubuntu. As well, there are hundreds of other distros out there to choose from. Visit www.distrowatch.com to tak a look at the most popular distros
     
    Bog, Sep 21, 2007
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  3. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Thanks i meant Xubuntu
     
    Thomas, Sep 21, 2007
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    Xubuntu will work. Ubuntu will work, but may be slow. You may want to consider elive too. Its designed to work without much bloat, so low end systems run it pretty well.
     
    TwilightVampire, Sep 21, 2007
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