Will 12.04 LTS install on my old computer?

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My old computer has a Soyo SYK7V Dragon Plus mobo. 1 GB PC2100 RAM, FX5500 DDR AGP video card and 80GB HDD. Will the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS install on this computer? Reason for asking is because I keep getting an "unrecoverable error" each time I try. I forget to mention that the CPU is an AMD Athlon XP1900 socket A.

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 27 '12 at 01:13

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Download the alternative ISO and try if that works. It's a text-based installer which runs fine on older PC's.

Link to ISO: Alternative downloads

edited Sep 27 '12 at 01:13

Peachy

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answered Aug 15 '12 at 18:05

Jonas De Moor

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 12 '12 at 15:05

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According to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements , you should be able to run Ubuntu.

Can you boot the LiveCD? Is your hard disk intact?

answered Jun 12 '12 at 15:05

phthano

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 12 '12 at 15:08

Most people with this error said Alternative installation worked.

1.Boot from your live CD or USB

2.Then at terminal type sudo apt-get remove ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu and continue with installation

3.Continue Installation by right-clicking on desktop to get menu and select Application and select install Xubuntu.

Will 12.04 LTS install on my old computer?

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