My laptop specs are: intel 5th gen i3 8gb ram intel hd5500 . . I am using windows 10 original version , and I don't want to remove it. but i also want ubuntu running in my laptop. please guide me.
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More an opinion than anything else – Panther Sep 10 '17 at 04:25
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It really doesn't matter which version you use. I'm running Ubuntu Budgie on a Parrot Chromebook with 2 GB of RAM and, even though it freezes sometimes, it still runs fine. If you're new to Ubuntu, I always recommend going with straight, normal Ubuntu. Once you've gotten kind of used to it, you can branch out into other flavours from there. – Amolith Sep 10 '17 at 04:26
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Yes I am new to ubuntu and I never used linux. So please tell me which one is simple ubuntu and which version ? Thank you for helping me. – Abhishek Malik Sep 10 '17 at 04:31
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1@AbhishekMalik If you're not sure, just use regular Ubuntu. With those specs, you can run any flavour anyway. – wjandrea Sep 10 '17 at 05:21
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I think Ubuntu 16.04 LTS would be best for you since you are a newbie in Linux. I personally use that version, too. Download the Ubuntu image here: https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop.
LTS stands for Long Term Support. Every 6 months a new version of Ubuntu is released, and every 2 years an LTS version comes which has generally 5 years of support. The latest version of Ubuntu is 17.04, but since you are a beginner I strongly suggest to use Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
If you don't want to remove Windows OS, then you need to install Ubuntu as a dual boot. You can google that and see some videos on youtube and read some blogs which will guide you on what you need to do. For example, see Installing Ubuntu Alongside a Pre-Installed Windows with UEFI
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