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Is it possible to run kubuntu 6.06 on my pc and would it works fluent. My PC configuration is:

AMD DURON 1200mhz
RAM 128mb
HDD 40GB
Video: 32mb

I think this is enough...What do u think?

I would have thought easily with that spec

I find it boots slowly with a simular spec but runs fine

Well my friend, I run perfectly Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper, and this is my box:

-Pentium 3, 700 mhz

-20 GB

-less than 32 mb video...

-540 Mb ram


I think you can run it without any problem.

Look I just checked out google...

"There seems to be a consensus that a 500MHz machine with at least 192MB memory will run Kubuntu well right out of the box (you should have 2-3 GB of hard drive space to devote to Kubuntu as well)."

check this site out:

http://distroguide.box.sk/index.php/Kubuntu

Good luck =)

There's no reason it wouldn't run on that computer. It can run on a 400mhz PII computer with 256 megs RAM, and it can run on an 800 mhz PIII computer with 384 megs RAM. As for disk usage, the operating system requires probably between 2 and 3 gigs.

KDE is a window manager that takes up more resources than others (such as the lightweight XFCE4 I love so much), but you shouldn't notice slowdown unless your computer is as old as my PII.

we i`had checked few weeks ago about its minimun requirements, and i`m worried about my RAM which is 128mb, but in the manual it was said at least 198mb, i suppose this is because its grafical enviroment[kde]

If your worried - why not try vanilla ubuntu and use gnome? Personally I recon GNOME > KDE

uzunov wrote:we i`had checked few weeks ago about its minimun requirements, and i`m worried about my RAM which is 128mb, but in the manual it was said at least 198mb, i suppose this is because its grafical enviroment[kde]

128 megs of RAM would work. They might be saying that since the installer might be a live CD like the Ubuntu installer. I find that "minimum requirements" are more of a suggestion rather than a guideline. I've run Ubuntu perfectly with 128 megs RAM, and I don't see why KDE would suck up much more RAM, even if it is known to be more bulky than Gnome.

Also, I still recommend XFCE4 as the best window manager ever. Especially the current beta.

It should absolutely run on your machine. I really don't care for kde, I've noticed to many little bugs. Gnome is simple, elegant and powerful. XCFE4 would possibly be a good choice for you, it doesn't require nearly as much resources to run.

ubuntu 6.06 runs fine on my Pentium III 900 Mhz, 256 mb ram and 16/32 mb video card (i am not sure how much memory the video card has). It only takes up about 2 gb of hard disk space for the core stuff.
When i boot up system monitor shows that around 130 mb of ram is in used so.... you might want to beef up your ram. Apart from that it will work fine.
Cheers!