but i can run Ubuntu 8.04 on my laptop with ram only just 192 MB.......and it works well.....
On Nov 11, 10:16 am, Rob Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
