Ubuntu System Requirements

[teen]

My system config-
P4 2.41 ghz
248 MB DDR RAM (Total 256 MB but 8 MB is used for Graphics memory)
40 GB HDD
What are the minimum system requirements for Ubuntu Desktop to run on y system ?

I saw this as the system reqirements and freaked out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28Linux_distribution%29#Hardware_Requireme nts

[GNUrag]

These are the recommended requirements for pleasant user experience. Minimum system config is much lower.

You might want to install Xubuntu if your hardware is from the WorldWar 2 era . :)

[mehulved]

What's there to freak out? It's nothing higher than Windows XP that is run by many people with config like yours, maybe you too.
And the problem only seems is with RAM. You can then install XFCE (procedure is shown herewww.ubuntuguide.org).
Your computer will run very smooth.
I myself have run Ubuntu 5.10 under similar config, infact my processor is only 2 GHz.
Adding 512MB module or RAM did help a lot. But, unless you want to do some work that will take up lot of RAM you won't need any more RAM. In fact using XFCE, it will run a lot faster.

[JGuru]

Your configuration is good enough. If you have more RAM your System will
be more faster. Ubuntu will also run well on 700 GHZ , 128 MB RAM. But it
would be a little slower. So go ahead and install Ubuntu.

[vignesh]

Your configuration is more than enough...

[mak1012]

yor config is fine but dont try to install with live cd get alternate cd or go for xubutu.

[saurabh kakkar]

What's there to freak out? It's nothing higher than Windows XP that is run by many people with config like yours, maybe you too.
And the problem only seems is with RAM. You can then install XFCE (procedure is shown herewww.ubuntuguide.org).


can u post the code to install XFCE on ubuntu 7.04 as onwww.ubuntuguide.org

i can see only sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop

[zyberboy]

@teen
256mb ram is just enough for ubuntu or else go for xbuntu

[mehulved]

can u post the code to install XFCE on ubuntu 7.04 as onwww.ubuntuguide.org

i can see only sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop That's about it. Nothing more. Cos xubuntu-desktop is a meta package which calls all the related packages that are needed.

[QwertyManiac]

Are you the same teen of the wordpress.com fame? ;) You should be, your ids are the same. (IM I mean). I thought you already did use Ubuntu?

[gary4gar]

<No use now>

[praka123]

hmm..lotta new ppl revives loong old threads :lol: