minimum RAM for Ubuntu

[Peter Garrett]

On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:35:31 -0700
Hilary Naylor <hilary.naylor at ousd.k12.ca.us> wrote:

> The laptop has only 129MB RAM (and a 6GB hard disk). Is this the reason it 
> is stalling? Is there a minimal version of Ubuntu I could use? I am afraid 
> that more RAM for the laptop will be too expensive.

Try installing "Xubuntu" - but use the so-called "alternate" installer.
128 MB RAM is not really enough for a full Ubuntu install, but Xubuntu
gives you equivalent functionality without being as demanding, by using
lighter applications and desktop programs.

You can get the alternative ( text based) installer for Xubuntu here:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/gutsy/release/

Choose this link:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/gutsy/release/xubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso

Or for a closer mirror try:
http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu-iso/CDs-Xubuntu/7.10/release/
http://mirror.anl.gov/pub/ubuntu-iso/CDs-Xubuntu/7.10/release/xubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso

If that also stalls, there are other ways - for example, you can install a
text-mode command line system, then issue the command

sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop

... but I would try the suggestions above first.

Another lightweight alternative is "Fluxbuntu" - see :

http://fluxbuntu.org/js.html

Peter




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