If, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is suitable Asus Eee Pc with 1GB RAM

Question

I am using 14.04 LTS on Asus Eee pc which has intel atom N455 and 1GB RAM. The 14.04 runs normally on my asus. My question is if my processor and RAM is suitable for updation 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS. Also if may any error comes after the updation especially packages like apache,cinnamon and war of wesnoth etc

Solution 1

According to the download page of Ubuntu, it will not perform really well with RAM under 2GB. There are other Ubuntu flavors out there that may suit your system here

Solution 2

I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 on a 701 with 1GB RAM. I used the mini iso installer, added Xfce, PostgreSQL, Midori, emacs, git-all, musescore, abiword, swi-prolog, a few other things.

I tend to remove /usr/share/docs/* and /var/apt/cache/archives/* as I go since I either already know what the tools I need do, or I have docs on another system, and I don't need to keep the debs around either. So, with the above installed, as well as some working space used in my home dir, I have 782MB left still.

I am running the PostgreSQL server continuously. I am running a Catalyst server alongside that, being served by it (doing some development work). I can run Midori, several instances of the terminal, emacs, and other tools running in multiple tabs without ever having got to the point of it feeling sluggish.

I did swap out the 1GB RAM for 2GB just so I knew I could have some extra headroom if I started to do anything really intense, but the above runs fine in 1GB.

I've even driven my 27" monitor at 1440x900 just fine as well as an extra screen, again with no appreciable lag or sluggishness.

I am not running overclocked either. Just standard clock speed.

All is well - for me at least. YMMV, but I have no concerns about performance with 16.04 on the 701.

I'm not running any login manager, just logging in and running startx

Here's my desktop

Hope that helps. :-)

Comments

[user300458]

Lubuntu or Xubuntu are a better choice for such PCs rather than original Ubuntu.

[ksivasuriyaprakash]

If, Xubuntu and Lubuntu looks like a original Ubuntu

[NonStandardModel]

Or you can try Ubuntu Mate 16.04 the 32bit version. The 64 bit version requires more ram.

[muru]

Possible duplicate of What are the system requirements for each flavour of Ubuntu Desktop

[David Foerster]

Possible duplicate of How do I find out which version and derivative of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements?

[Reboot]

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[Star OS]

I would recommend Lubuntu or Xubuntu 16.04. Up to date and lightweight and fast.