Linux help

[kuddlesworth9419]

I am running Ubuntu on a 10 year old PC, I never thought for one second that the OS would run well but I didn't know it would run this badly. I can't open much at all without the computer taking a complete dumb. The PC is an ancient Dell Dimension 8400. Is there any way I can make it run better without upgrading the computer as the computer is really hard to upgrade.

[rustikles]

Short answer, no. You're trying to run an OS (even though it's small) on a computer that's 10 years old. Trash that thing.

[amiah137]

You could try lubuntu

[Jack.EXE]

Mint? threw it on an old Pentium M computer and it ran pretty well.

[MatheusSanzo]

You should try an old version of ubuntu (if you aren't already) some other distro or try some light linux distro, like arch linux for example.

[SSL]

Ubuntu is actually pretty demanding these days, what with the new Unity interface. As others have suggested, you'll want to try a light-weight version of Linux. Avoid any distros that are using the Gnome front-end as well. You'll also need to say good-bye to memory-intensive applications like LibreOffice and Firefox/Chrome, unless you have at least 512 MB of RAM.

[NaftaLord]

Todays linux distros need pretty good hardware to run smoothly if you whan't good looking system,

but try xubuntu or lubuntu, those might work better with older hardware.

[t0wer]

I remember running puppy linux on an old 500mhz system.

ran fine for what I was doing at the time.

 

if you have more power, I really like xubuntu.

lightweight but doesn't feel like the "portable" os that puppy felt like.