I have an old Dell Netbook10 with XP. I only have 1 G of memory. I would like to replace windows. What are the memory requirements for ubuntu? I have an external dvd drive for it, so how would I get it from my main computer to a bootable dvd/cd?
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possible duplicate of How do I find out which version and derivative of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements? – karel Aug 04 '15 at 04:08
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The memory minimum requirement for a normal desktop version is 512 MB.
On your main computer, you can download the Ubuntu Desktop iso image and create a bootable USB / DVD on it. Here is the instruction for creating a USB stick on Windows. Don't forget you can try Ubuntu without actually installing it.
(USB is highly recommended as you might want to try some other light-weighted distro like Xubuntu, Lubuntu for your netbook, if it's slow with normal desktop edition on it. Please refer to the "Lightweight GUI alternative" section in the requirement wiki page.)
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Thanks. Since I asked this I found Mint and Cinnamon that seem to be light weight. I made a flash of cinnamon and I will try that. – Steve Richardson Oct 18 '15 at 22:06