Not sure if it helps I amrunning xbuntu on a HP netbook - inxi CPU~Single core Intel Atom N455 (-HT-) speed/max~1333/1666 MHz Kernel~4.4.0-59-generic i686 Up~2:37 Mem~490.1/988.2MB HDD~160.0GB(7.8% used) Procs~177 Client~Shell inxi~2.2.35
lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial It works really well. Paul On 02/02/17 13:08, Pasi Lallinaho wrote: > Hello, > > since there weren't any major disagreements, I've went ahead and > created a proposal for the new text in a pad at > http://pad.ubuntu.com/xubuntu-requirements-update > > – Please note that the above suggestion INTENTIONALLYdoes not take the > potential bumping up the minimum memory requirement into account. > – This suggestion also does not mention Xubuntu core/base, but we > should definitely do that once it goes official. > – The recommended system requirements wording should be kept the same. > > Any comments, or shall I take this live? > > Cheers, > Pasi > > On 23/01/17 23:24, Pasi Lallinaho wrote: >> Hello, >> >> based on a discussion that happened a while ago, and after checking >> if the council was OK with the general direction, I want to start a >> discussion on the minimum system requirements – and changing them to >> suit our needs better. >> >> Currently, our website [1] says the following: >> >> To *install* or *try Xubuntu* within the Desktop/Live DVD, you >> need *256 MB* of memory, if you are using the /Minimal CD/, which >> uses the non-graphical Debian Installer and downloads packages as >> you install, you need 128 MB of memory. >> >> *Once installed*, you should have at least *512 MB* of memory. >> >> There are several things I'm proposing to change here. First, the >> minimum requirements for installing or trying Xubuntu should match >> the minimum requirements of actually using Xubuntu. There are (at >> least) three reasons to do this: >> – It's very unlikely that somebody will install/try Xubuntu with less >> memory than they'll have after they have installed the system >> – The experience the user will get when trying Xubuntu with 256MB >> memory will not be ideal, or even close >> – To avoid confusion; we don't want to let people think there is even >> a slim chance that 256MB is enough >> >> Another thing I want to propose is the removal of the mention to the >> minimal CD. Again, there are a few main reasons for this: >> – While the minimal CD can be helpful for some, it isn't Xubuntu >> – Installing the Xubuntu desktop from the minimal CD will still >> require a minimum of 512MB to run at least somewhat smoothly; we want >> to avoid confusion and not make people think they can run Xubuntu >> with as little as 128MB memory >> >> As you can see from the argumentation above, the main target is to >> clarify the minimum requirements and avoid any confusion. >> >> If anybody has anything against the proposed above, please reply to >> this mail within a week with argumentation. If no objections are >> made, I will start the process to change this information on the website. >> >> Another question that is related, but out of the scope of this exact >> discussion is if we should make the minimum required amount of RAM >> higher than it is now. If people have ideas about this, feel free to >> share them on this mailing list – but please start another thread. >> >> Cheers, >> Pasi >> >> [1] http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/requirements/ >> -- >> Pasi Lallinaho (knome) › http://open.knome.fi/ >> Xubuntu Website Lead & Council member › http://xubuntu.org/ >> Shimmer Project co-founder › http://shimmerproject.org/ >> Ubuntu member > > > -- > Pasi Lallinaho (knome) › http://open.knome.fi/ > Xubuntu Website Lead & Council member › http://xubuntu.org/ > Shimmer Project co-founder › http://shimmerproject.org/ > Ubuntu member > >
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