New install Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit is painfully slow and freezes on a Dell 5150 desktop. It has dual core 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 processors and 1 GB RAM. Usage is over 700 MB with just the desktop running.
I installed using Wubi and used the 64 bit kernel by mistake. Our other machine is flying with the 32 bit and has 2 GB RAM. Could the 64 bit be the reason for the freezing? Would upgrading the RAM alone fix it? How could a reinstall of the 32 bit be done - would Wubi simply overwrite the previous installation ?
Alternatively am I barking up the wrong tree entirely. My technical knowledge is zero so please go easy - but I do love Linux. Wish I had found it years ago. Graphics from pci devices in hardinfo
Good machine 32 bit. Intel 82G33/31 memory 512KB 256MB(32bit prefetch) 1MB (32bit non prefetch) Slow machine 64 bit AMD/ATI RV370 (no memory entry) 32 MB prefetch 64kB non prefetch