Ubuntu 9.04 on a cheap system

[stuggit1]

ubuntu is f**king awesome

[JordyMegaman]

i've got this shit video card... I'm so pissed!! I can't run any game, a Touhou runs at 45 fps!!!! When I finish school exams, i'll make my new computer (videocard - for now - Asus GT440)

[mangoleeallan]

Them specs are not bad its not a suprise that ubuntu can run on that computer -_-

[carloskillix]

@mangoleeallan Compared to my new PC right now they are very bad.

[mangoleeallan]

@carloskillix yea to your "new" computer these are decent specs

[techygirl100]

ubuntu rules!!

[Aliyns]

Is this XFCE?

[arcticsquirrelmonkey]

i have a 1.6ghz 6 year old averatec laptop with a 12.4 inch screen and 256mb of ram, 80gb hdd. running ubuntu. this is not cheap

[schmidtbag]

i agree with the others - this system is still half-decent. my netbook has a 900mhz celeron, 1gb of ram, and a 16gb SSD with video probably not much better than what you're using, and i've got ubuntu 9.04 on it (not the netbook remix). post a video of everything you're running on a computer weaker than my netbook and then i'll be impressed

[surikan1]

@schmidtbag 16 gb ssd is lame ..

[schmidtbag]

@surikan1 uh... considering what else my netbook uses for hardware, the 16gb ssd would be considered amazing.  16gb is PLENTY of space for a computer that doesn't do downloading, doesn't store media, and doesn't play games.

since my last post i'm now running debian with LXDE and all i can say is the performance difference is amazing, and i'm only using about 2-3gb total of my ssd, and about 55mb of ram when fully booted

[chinwildc]

cheap? Jessus i actually have 1800MHZ and 512RAM and you say yours is old? xDD

Ive Tried ubuntu on 550 Mhz, but it was crappy a little bit, and Xubuntu went better ;)

[MultiYippee]

@chinwildc i try ubuntu 10.04 on my 733MHz intel pentium 3 packard bell designed for windows 98 dude it run super oh yeah its a crappy graphic card so i cant use desktop efects like compiz and watever

[ema1023]

can you or someone give me a link where to download the walpaper with ubuntu underground please ?

[vpklotar]

what sidebar are you using?

[carloskillix]

google gadgets, you could use screenlets and super karamba too

[vpklotar]

ok, thanks

[LUvS2RoOT]

how much did it cost for your pc i need a new one and i dont no where to buy it :S

[bookworm840]

how did you get that bar at the top?

[SvenneTheBlockhead]

About same as me, but I have a 3.2 GHz P4, and a GeForce 6200A. Although your motherboard is probably whole. Mine has broken capacitors :(

[aliasbody]

it's not a really cheap system ^^

i have a Pentium 4, 3.20ghz

Nvidia FX5500

160gb HDD etc..

And ubuntu is the most stable and usable (in time) OS for this type of configuration... But he as a lot of problems with new Hardware, like 9800GT etc...

And Flash workd great ^^

[matthieujoly]

not really a "cheap" system.. tried with crunchbang 9.04 (openbox version of Ubuntu) on a P3 733 with 192 mb RAM.. just work! The Gimp starting in 40s.. great! for information, my dual-core laptop with aT7200 à 2ghz/2gb RAM load GImp in 45s... with Vista!

[hobbs312]

would this work if i had only 191MB of ram?? i am working on an old computer that still has windows ME so i need help.

[carloskillix]

try xubuntu

[Zerorebels]

how did you get that widget on your ubuntu so it shows your CPU usage etc?

[carloskillix]

try screenlets, google gadgets find them in add/remove applications. I think screenlets are better

[uzbekr]

google widgets

[Zerorebels]

hmmm no its actually called skinlets :) no need to google. just go to add&remove programs search for all and search skinlets :)

[Beyecixramd]

try Damn Small Linux, or Tiny Core Linux

[DiegoHavenstein]

you should try DSL (Damn Small Linux), or Xubuntu with that computer

wish you luck

[OKTA1]

why do u have windows me with 191 mb of ram?

You can also run xp perfectly, so if you wanna ubuntu. Yeahh try xubuntu

[bogdanp9]

try puppy linux or dslinux

[Zerorebels]

puppy sucks and its out-dated :). dslinux is just gay,

[bogdanp9]

Very intelligent reply. Thanks

[Zerorebels]

Cool Story Bro.

[TRICVETRA]

as i can see in your widget your system use too much cpu...you should set it better...your hardware configuration with linux on is usefull for others ten years!!!!lol

[carloskillix]

thats because of shared graphics and onscreen filming

[MrJackanthony]

Please tell me as i have the same grapghic card. Does it support overclocking? I got it with my system and I don't even know if it s embedded

[ubuntu9a]

نظام لينوكس هو الافضل عالميا

linux is the best

[claudiubossul]

i like the music what is it?

[cmch11]

esa porqueria es windows

[mancole96]

New wave for the win....

And also screenlets...

[bluebutdude1]

thats a good system for linux

[sv2evs]

Ubuntu is very fast regarding my windows XP. I have the same pc as you, except that i use an Nvidia 7600gs

[leomagas]

no compiz fuzion?

[carloskillix]

No no compiz fusion since i have no Nvidia, intel or ATI card

[leomagas]

I have an ATI radeon HD2600 pro card but I can't enable desktop effects or compiz fuzion on ubuntu 9.04 (with ubuntu 8.10 i had compiz fuzion with the proprietary driver)

[raikoem]

i want to make my ubuntu to look like your how di you do it

[carloskillix]

Follow the videos on video responses. Thanks

[vstxp]

Witch is that sidebar?

[carloskillix]

Google Gadgets but try screenlets i think its better

[ubuntu704feistyfawn]

you can try out metacity composite. alt + f2 type gconf-editor, apps, metacity, general and check compositing_manager.

[carloskillix]

what does it do exactly

[AZorinSoft]

Compiz can EASILY run on that, I have a much worse computer and Compiz worked like a breeze!

[carloskillix]

thats because you might have an old Ati or Nvidia graphic card which is supported by Ubuntu. Though my drivers for my shared graphics are not very good and could only get 2D working.

[H8085]

how to make dock appears at the top ? i have awn-manager installed ...

[carloskillix]

Check my video in video responses.

[kaspersky0]

Than u Mr carloskillix

is Via Chrome 9 HC IGP supported as default in ubuntu 9.4?

if not how can u install its drive

please

[carloskillix]

He i am running the vesa driver but you could check Openchrome drivers.For me 2D worked but i don`t thin that you gonna get 3D working. Google openchrome or check the VIA linux Portal to install Drivers

[chaterbox009]

I tried this, but I couldn't understand what to download and what not to. The site is just messed up.

[outtokill7]

nice i may do the dock on the top, where did you get the side bar?

[carloskillix]

Download Google Gadgets

[carloskillix]

Try screenlets i think its better

[anvala]

I am thinking on installing 9.04 on my laptop.

Is that a standard theme (UI) in 9.04 or do I have to get it (if I do what's the name)

[carloskillix]

Its a new theme with Ubuntu it is called New wave. then you could change the settings if you want

[anchorschmidt]

Which dock do you use?

[carloskillix]

Just add a panel set the properties not to expand, autohide make it bigger about 70 pixels and set to transperent etc. Add the Application Launcher to the panel and you have something like a dock.

[carloskillix]

I`m going to make a video on how to make Ubuntu look better ok?

[carloskillix]

It is in the video responses

[xLilxkid24]

i wonder would ubuntu install on my old pent 3 laptop with 248mb ram.

[carloskillix]

i thin it will run on pentuim 3

[DerekFord95]

I have 12 computer's each with a Pentium I MMX 200 Mhz and 64 to 192MB of Ram. :)

I've Windows 2000, TinyCore, DSL, and Knoppix running smoothly on them. :D

BTW, I got them all for $20, so about $1.67 each. :]

[carloskillix]

How many video memory do they have

[carloskillix]

SO no 3d efects

[fropply]

Yeah really..this is fine for an Ubuntu system. I`m on an old AMD 3500 single core 939..lol No need to upgrade HW yet. DDR1 still has the best timings. If anything, I`m gonna get a newer HDD. Maybe a solid state for the OS.

[crackeddoutt]

the first background i mean.

[crackeddoutt]

Where can i get that background?

[carloskillix]

i dont know where i got but i could send it to you

[Arley2011]

Thats not a bad system idiot my computer only has 512MB of RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, 2.66 GHZ Intel Pentium Processor, and 64MB of Intel Graphics Card now thats a cheap system

[carloskillix]

Nowadays with the new intel core it comes a sort of a cheap system

[carloskillix]

cause normal systems have Dual core a bigger hard-drive and more ram nowadays

[juan2968]

esta re bueno tu escriorio :) hoy encima sale la version final de ubuntu 9.04, aunque es de mi preferencia Kubuntu ^_^ como se llama esa dock de arriba??

un abrazo desde Argentina..