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_simon_ · 02-07-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by d4005

Xubuntu sounds even more intriguing. I definitely need to raise my Linux knowledge. I have a novice understanding already, but that was learned from Knoppix boot discs and hacking my TiVo.

I'm only planning to do basic stuff on it:-

- Email (Thunderbird)
- Web (Firefox)
- Word/Excel documents handling (???)
- Making a VPN connection (???)
- A VNC viewer (???)
- An IM client like Trillian (Y!,AIM,MSN compatible) (???)

If I can surf, email, IM, handle basic MSOffice docs and VNC over VPN, that'll do me.

Put simply Xubuntu is basically Ubuntu using the XFCE Desktop Environment rather than the Gnome environment.

http://www.xubuntu.org/

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Minimum system requirements

To run the Desktop CD (LiveCD + Install CD), you need 128 MB RAM to run or 192 MB RAM to install. The Alternate Install CD only requires you to have 64 MB RAM.

To install Xubuntu, you need 1.5 GB of free space on your hard disk.

Once installed, Xubuntu can run with 64 MB RAM, but it is strongly recommended to have at least 128 MB RAM.