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The processor of my Desktop Computer is not suitable for 18.04 LTS. What should be the configuration of the processor that is compatible for more than 10-15 years...(I mean, a future version 22.04LTS). I know we can't say about future...but a possible one.

I am an ordinary user. I don't wish to know about multipurpose ones. 2GHz Dual core processor or better...I don't know which are better ones.

If I change the processor, it must be useful at least for 15 years...that is the problem. I don't know whether the problem is with the processor or RAM.

This question doesn't tell about 18.04 LTS

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    Whatever spec you choose, it would need to be 64bit and have as much memory and disk space as possible. You don't say what spec you have currently so any reply will have to be extremely subjective. – graham May 14 '18 at 13:26
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    Hardware shopping recommendations are off-topic here. – pomsky May 14 '18 at 13:26
  • @graham: Mine is 1.60 GHz x 2. It is not suitable. Ram 3GB – A.G. May 14 '18 at 14:05
  • @pomsky: This is about system requirements that suits future versions (at least for 10-15 yrs) – A.G. May 14 '18 at 14:07
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    Possible duplicate of What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop? – Terrance May 14 '18 at 14:16
  • No, that question doesn't mention 18.04, but it does give you ideas of how the flavors of Ubuntu work and which ones are system intensive and which ones are not. If these are not acceptable to you then consider building your own Linux to match with your hardware. – Terrance May 14 '18 at 15:57
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    Perhaps you could edit the question to remove the "shopping" aspect, to avoid having the question closed. – Zeiss Ikon May 14 '18 at 15:59
  • @Terrance For an "ordinary user" building your own Linux isn't really an option. – Zeiss Ikon May 14 '18 at 15:59
  • @ZeissIkon I understand that, but also wanting it to "mold" around your life isn't going to happen either. – Terrance May 14 '18 at 16:00
  • @Terrance As I'm reading it, the questioner is having an installation failure and thinks it's 64/32 bit related. I doubt that's correct, but the "shopping" aspect is obscuring the real issue. – Zeiss Ikon May 14 '18 at 16:07
  • @ZeissIkon I think it is more of a misunderstanding of the different flavors of Ubuntu and stuck on one type that doesn't work with their hardware, so they are worried about future not working with it too. Plus, can you predict how it is going to work in 10-15 years? Can we honestly tell them what Canonical is going to do with their OS? – Terrance May 14 '18 at 16:09
  • @Terrance: Is it not possible to mention the configuration of the processor that might not become obsolete within 10 years? – A.G. May 14 '18 at 16:46
  • @Madhusoodanan How would we know? I know that a headless (no gui) version of Ubuntu server would run fine on an old Pentium III 450 I have at home, but I know Ubuntu quite well and command line setup. As far as any GUI goes on it, I would be limited to pretty much LXDE. There is no way that would run the Unity (Ubuntu), GNOME or KDE desktops on it. So, the question at hand is not something that we really can answer. – Terrance May 14 '18 at 16:49
  • Hardware recommendation questions are off topic here but you're welcome to ask for it over on [HardwareRecs.SE]. – David Foerster May 14 '18 at 18:00
  • Please close this question. I have posted a new one. – A.G. May 15 '18 at 14:45

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The current version should run on any 64-bit processor, though it'll run a great deal better with 1.5 GHz clock or faster, and at least 4 GB RAM. Alternately, some of the "flavors" of Ubuntu (MATE, Budgie, Xubuntu, Lubuntu) still have supported 32-bit versions, while if processor speed is the issue, Xubuntu or Lubuntu will require less from your computer's hardware.

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  • Mine is 1.60 GHz x 2. It is not suitable. Ram 3GB. I could install it and open it once or twice. Copying and Updating was also possible. But not possible now. The last stage is the problem. Login screen does not appear. No hard disk problem. – A.G. May 14 '18 at 14:10
  • OS type is 32-bit only. – A.G. May 14 '18 at 14:19
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    Any dual core I'm aware of should be 64-bit capable. Have you tried downloading and installing the current 64-bit ISO? – Zeiss Ikon May 14 '18 at 14:35
  • Yes. I downloaded and installed 18.04 LTS. But doesn't work properly. I believe the problem is because it is a 32 bit OS – A.G. May 14 '18 at 15:40
  • @Madhusoodanan: I agree with Zeiss Ikon that your CPU likely support 64-bit Linux. If you want to go into that I recommend that you open a new question and describe how exactly you tried to install and run Ubuntu, what you expected to happen and what happened instead including all encountered error or warning messages. – David Foerster May 14 '18 at 18:06
  • @David Foerster: Thank you. I shall open a new question – A.G. May 15 '18 at 13:54