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[Tom <question78132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question #78132 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78132

    Status: Open => Answered

Tom proposed the following answer:
Well 384Mb Ram is the "Recommended minimum requirements" for the
previous release of Ubuntu and 5Gb is only just above the "Bare Minimum
requirements" which requires an in-depth knowledge of linux.  There are
articles out there to help you do a bare minimum install but that
involves taking out almost everything that makes Ubuntu what it is.

For this type of machine i would seriously recommend using Debian, which is the head of the family that Ubuntu is in
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=debian
as it is very much faster than *buntu on lower spec machines.  I'm not even sure that i would suggest using Xubuntu as even Xubuntu is going to be quite slow on this.  If you really want a good first distro to learn linux with on this type of machine then i would really recommend Wolvix, preferably their "Hunter" Edition
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=wolvix

But if you are trying to get this machine to act as a firewall device,
router or server or something like that then there are a whole range of
distros carefully tailored to those types of functions that would be
much faster at throughput.  Perhaps best to start with something a bit
more user/noob-friendly like Wolvix Hunter and then move on to one of
these later.

However if you are a typical Windows user then you'll ignore the advice
and when Ubuntu doesn't work without any hassle just walk off in a huff.
If you are (as i suspect you are) a true linux power-user that just
hasn't explored linux yet, then you'll ignore all advice and struggle on
to squeeze Ubuntu onto your system and learn a lot but take ages to get
something workable on your system Lol

Whichever way, good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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