Ubuntu 8.04 supposedly needs 384MB of RAM to load and run successfully. Also, Linux in general is not very tolerant of defective hardware. If you upgrade your memory to .5GB, you should do just fine. For a lighter alternative, might I suggest Xubuntu. Without the frills of the full-on Gnome desktop (Xubuntu uses Xfce instead) and Open Office (Xubuntu loads Abiword), it takes less horsepower under the hood to run, and is recommended for older hardware, or if you want a sleeker, faster system.
Rob -----Original Message----- From: ALGOMEDIC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:24 PM To: Ubuntu Linux <[email protected]> Subject: New to ubuntu - RAM question... Hi, I am brand new to ubuntu and have installed it on my desktop with no problems. I want to install it on an older Dell Laptop that has 256RAM, when I try to load it, it says that I only have 253 (I assume some may be corrupt or something). The program will not load up, it does not give me the welcome screen (language, etc) at the beginning and it hangs up after about five minutes of the CD ROM working. If I upgrade the RAM in this laptop, should ubuntu work? Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
