Xubuntu works terrible on a PIII 1GHz 128MB ram
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Vincent |
Bug Description
I installed Xubuntu Gutsy with alternative CD. And after an hour long installation I was finally at the desktop. But I couldn't do anything since the HDD was constantly working. Just to open the Start Menu I had to wait for a minute and the mouse was jerky.
So then I reinstalled Xubuntu by using the Server option and after the base was installed I just install XFCE, XORG, FIREFOX, ABIWORD, GNUMERIC with APTITUDE. Now Xubuntu works better than before. But once I open up FIREFOX or any other program it starts to growl again.
clean boot with only XFCE terminal opened
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tom@laptop:~$ free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 114 111 2 0 0 17
-/+ buffers/cache: 94 20
Swap: 14
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clean boot with firefox and XFCE terminal opened
tom@laptop:~$ free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 114 112 2 0 0 20
-/+ buffers/cache: 92 22
Swap: 149 32 116
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I thought 128MB ram is enough for normal work in XFCE I guess this is not true. I mean even WinXP which was 3years old and full of software worked much better on this lappy.
Specs:
Laptop HP OMNIBOOK
HDD 10GB
128MB SDR PC 133
PIII 1GHZ
Changed in xubuntu-meta: | |
assignee: | nobody → xubuntu-website |
Firefox uses a lot of memory, an alternative for low mem machines is dillo :
sudo aptitude install dillo
also, have a look at the following page : https:/ /help.ubuntu. com/community/ Installation/ LowMemorySystem s