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What distro of ubuntu to choose when I focus on performance? kubuntu? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Lighter in CPU/Memory Usage: Lubuntu or Xubuntu I do have an old laptop. it has 512mb of ram and weak processor. I would like to use it only for internet(www and email). ...
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What do I need to install after minimal Xubuntu installation [duplicate]

I had an old and low-specced pc lying around and since there's no point selling it I decided to install linux on it just for fun :P It's a Toshiba Tecra 8000 (192MB RAM and 380MHz Pentium II) so I had ...
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Ubuntu unusably slow on Acer Aspire One [duplicate]

It's a dual core Atom 1.33Ghz processor (2G ram). Bought it with Windows 7 illegally installed, but it always ran extremely slow anyway, so I wiped it and installed 14.04. I expected it to be slow, ...
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How do I install LXDE / Lubuntu?

I want to install lubuntu on my current (pre-existing) Ubuntu Install because of it's light-weight footprint. Can I preserve currently installed apps after installation?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Lubuntu? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I find out which version and derivate of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minmal system requirements? Will Lubuntu work well on a Dell Dimension 4100 with ...
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Lightweight music player

Is there any ultra lightweight music player for Ubuntu (like foobar)? Preferably with Unity taskbar integration.
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Ubuntu on old pc [duplicate]

I have an old sempron 1.60GHz single cored pc with 1Gb of ram and I want to know what version of Ubuntu should install into it(ubuntu 12.04,12.10,13.04 does not work)
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Would Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Inspiron e1405 (Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66 GHz/2MB L2 Cache) be too slow? [closed]

Would Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Inspiron e1405 (Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66 GHz/2MB L2 Cache) be too slow? also, it only has 1GB RAM
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Am I better off with xbuntu or lubuntu? [closed]

I have an old computer and I have installed the latest Ubuntu 14.0 LTS 32-bit. However, the computer is fairly slow. Applications take long to open. My hardware specifications are the following: ...
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Which Ubuntu version should I install on a Toshiba laptop, Satellite P200 RT1? [duplicate]

I have a Toshiba laptop, Satellite P200 RT1 which is running Windows XP. Should I install install the Long Term Support Release of Ubuntu 14.04, or the latest Standard Release of Ubuntu 15.04? ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 window jitter

I'm on ubuntu 12.04, running the propriety nvidia drivers (i have tried using the generic drivers). Whenever i drag a window around it slowly redraws itself. Any ideas on what to try? System Specs ...
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About Ubuntu distros

I have a 500Gib hard disk with Ubuntu 12.04. There is a free space of 80 Gib. I would like to install there some light distro of Ubuntu. Which one do you recommend? Pentium4 2Gib RAM 4 Ghz If you ...
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