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I'm ditching Windows 10 once and for all and I was wondering if my oldish desktop can rock and roll with Ubuntu 18.04!? The PC configuration is as follows: Intel core i5-660, 8GB RAM (DDR3), Nvidia GeForce GTX 650, SSD 120 GB. I read that Ubuntu 18.04 comes with Gnome 3 which is a resource hungry DE.

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  • Of course it can run Ubuntu 18.04 happily. But, it also depends on what resource hungry things you are planning to use on top of it! – FedKad Sep 30 '19 at 19:57
  • If GNOME is unmutual, you can change your desktop to KDE, XFCE, LXQt, and other lighter desktops. Try it, and see if you like GNOME first, though. – K7AAY Sep 30 '19 at 20:03
  • FedonKadifeli, the resource hungry things I usually do is playing some steam games (Dota 2 and CS:GO), and video editing. I'm happy to read that my pc can run Ubuntu Gnome. Other desktop environments don't appeal to me. – Stefan Sep 30 '19 at 21:10
  • Your PC will run it easily, try it first though – venomx Sep 30 '19 at 20:09

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Yes, your computer fit the System Requirements

2 GHz dual core processor 2 GiB RAM (system memory) 25 GB of hard-drive space (or USB stick, memory card or external drive but see LiveCD for an alternative approach) VGA capable of 1024x768 screen resolution Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media

You can see them here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements

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yes it should be fine also ubuntu and many other distros have what is called a live cd/usb so you can boot from a live usb or dvd and test the os before you install it to make one follow the instructions from this ubuntu tutorials page

https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0

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