Right version of Ubuntu

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My parents have just given my their old laptop; it has a jawdropping 500MB of RAM and a 1.4 ghz processor. Is there a version of ubuntu that would function well on it?

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if you want to browse the internet you will need more ram, 1gb more at least. — fpilee, Dec 10 '13 at 14:50
Nothing. It will be terribly slow. Even Xubuntu is slow on that. Use XP (with nLite) or even some older Windows would work. Yeah I know, we are on AU, but really, that's a viable option for you. — Apache, Dec 10 '13 at 15:27

Pavel · Answer 1 · 2013-12-10T15:38:50.390

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It meets the minimal requirements for both Xubuntu and Lubuntu. Xubuntu has slightly more eye candy, Lubuntu is slightly lighter. Still, they're pretty close, so unless you have a particular preference for lxde over xfce, I would try Xubuntu and go straight for a super-lightweight distro like Puppy Linux if Xubuntu turns out to be too heavy.

edited Dec 10 '13 at 15:38

answered Dec 10 '13 at 14:41

Pavel

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I Strongly Recommend Xubuntu! – samgabbay Dec 10 '13 at 15:35

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 10 '13 at 16:15

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I'd go with Lubuntu, but keep in mind that you'd need to increase your RAM as much as possible (at least to 1GB).

answered Dec 10 '13 at 16:15

user123492

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As long as he can find a suitable memory card on the market) – Pavel Dec 10 '13 at 16:46
@Pavel, of course. – user123492 Dec 10 '13 at 16:52

Right version of Ubuntu

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