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My computer is working very slow after installing Ubuntu 12.10 Final.

Before I used to have Ubuntu 11.10 and it is working very fine for me, but after installing Ubuntu 12.10 it makes me very angry, working very very slow.

My Computer Configuration

1) Pentium 4 3.4 GHz Processor

2) 1GB DDR2 RAM

3) 250GB HDD

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Old hardware + little ram + unity + new linux version, more buggy than the older one, and you have the slowness. – NotFromBrooklyn Nov 29 '12 at 8:04
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It could just be that 12.10 is putting more of a strain on your older hardware than 12.04 was. If you're not too attached to any new features/fixes in 12.10, then it might be worth reinstalling 12.04 if that worked for you. – Chris Wilson Dec 1 '12 at 21:09
I have a similar machine. 1 GB RAM is too small - upgrade to at least 2 GB or more. You'll notice a considerable boost in performance. – Suman Dec 4 '12 at 22:35

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Have you tried Ubuntu 12.04 LTS release to see if that works ok on your system ? 12.10 is an incremental build but if you want 5 years support and stability then stick with 12.04...

Note: To speed up your desktop you could install the propriatary driver if you are using Nvidia or Ati graphics which would help...

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are you able to open your system monitor? Have a look there. Does the processor use a lot of resources or is the ram filled up ?

Another thing could be incompatibility with some of your hardware. Have a look first and tell what you observer there.

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