[wellylug] Installing Ubuntu on older PC
Rob Collins
robcollins55 at aim.com
Mon Jun 23 17:31:24 NZST 2008
nic wrote:
> Rob Collins wrote:
>
>> John Durham wrote:
>>
>>> Wayne Koorts wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi John,
>>>>
>>>> I just rebuilt a 1.6GHz system with standard IDE drive and 550MB RAM.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> After it installed, the only interface available was text. It was
>>>>> version 4.10 ( the only one I have).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Are you sure you're not installing the server version?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Would this problem be fixed by installing the latest version? If so,
>>>>> where is the nearest place to pick one up please?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> If you're in the Wellington CBD I'd be happy to make you a copy.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Wayne
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thanks, but I'm in Upper Hutt. Could arrange a trip if required.
>>>
>>>
>> Not too sure how keen you are on the Gnome based Ubuntu but if you're
>> keen on a lower resource demanding system while still getting the
>> benefits of the Ubuntu base, you might want to try Xubuntu which has the
>> Ubuntu base system but uses the much lower demand Xfce desktop . . .
>> http://www.xubuntu.org/
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>
> Wow. I think I've fallen in love with xfce. Just installed it on my Fedora machine, and
> it's going like I always thought it ought to. Thanks for the (indirect) hint. I might try
> xubuntu as my next distro, now.
>
> Nic C-L
>
>
>
No worries, I should give Xfce another go now myself, since last time I
tried it was Dapper Drake!
Rob
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