[SOLVED] Ubuntu help! how to make it faster??

[art_monu]

hello,
I have windows xp professional installed and I have 256 MB RAM and 80 GB hard disk.I installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition alongside on windows on a formatted 12 GB C drive(windows on E drive).When I used linux it was very slow but my windows is running smoothly.How can I get normal and smooth speed on linux as I have it on windows.Will removing the windows speed up linux?
Do reply,I am new to linux and want to explore it....

[MASONTX]

Welcome to the forums and to linux. Ubuntu will run on 256 MB of ram, but it will run slow with lags. If you upgrade your ram to 512 MB or more, the speed issue will resolve itself. If you can't add more ram, or don't want to, go to distrowatch.com and search for older computers. Lubuntu would be a better fit for the amount of ram you have. As an alternative, you can download a different DE (desktop environement) and replace the gnome desktop in Ubuntu, as it uses quite a bit of ram. XFCE and LXDE are available from the Ubuntu repositories. Hope this answers your question.

[merlin371]

You should try xubuntu, it's the same as ubuntu but uses a different desktop UI which is lighter, or you can just install xfce run the console and type this in

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

when finished log out and click on the name that you are gonna log in with, and select xfce from the bar at the bottom

[rokytnji]

Will removing the windows speed up linux?

If you mean removing Windows XP. Then No. It won't have any effect speeding up Ubuntu. 256mb of ram is pretty low for running a Ubuntu 10.04 Gnome Desktop.

XFCE is not much lighter.

Flux, Icewm, or LXDE would be a better choice as far as light Desktops go but come with less bells and whistles as far as ease of use goes. They require learning how to edit text files when editing menus and toolbars, which is easier to do in Gnome,KDE, and XFCE.

So there is a bit of a learning curve when trying to switch to lighter desktops and applications, Ergo; like running Kazahakase or Midori browser instead of Firefox. Or running PCmanFM file manager instead of Nautilus File Manager.

[electroman6913]

hello,
I have windows xp professional installed and I have 256 MB RAM and 80 GB hard disk.I installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition alongside on windows on a formatted 12 GB C drive(windows on E drive).When I used linux it was very slow but my windows is running smoothly.How can I get normal and smooth speed on linux as I have it on windows.Will removing the windows speed up linux?
Do reply,I am new to linux and want to explore it....

Removing Window will not improve speed It will just give you more storage space I suggest you upgrade your memory. or use a different version of linux.