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I am fairly new to Ubuntu and would like to run Ubuntu on my HP TX2500. Or Xubuntu if that would make it work more smooth. Or even Lubuntu. But I can't find any guides about installing some recent version of Ubuntu to my system. This are the specifications of my system: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=nl&lc=nl&dlc=nl&docname=c01470267 Except the following differences: - AMD X2 ZM-86 (2.4GHz) - 4GB memory

I did find this guide about installing 8.04 to this system:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=873188

And this one about 9.10:

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And some people on this site about the TX2500:

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What should I install? Ubuntu, Xubuntu or Lubuntu? Or even something else? I mainly use it for browsing and viewing movies and streams. (But I can use windows for those movies/streams if that is an better platform) And which parts of the 8.04 guide is still usable and what part needs to change?

Mark Knulen
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The main differences between the different *buntu systems is the Desktop Environment (DE) that they use. A lot of the choices boil down to personal preference as there are no major structural differences beneath the hood. They will all run the same software. Ubuntu running Unity is the heaviest on system resources, but it is probably the most polished GUI, Xubuntu runs XFCE and is very fast and quite customizable. Lubuntu is the lightest and fastest of all of the *buntus. It isn't as easy to customize but works very well on older machines and netbooks. I personally use Lubuntu on my i3 based laptop because I love how fast and lightweight it is. Another bonus to a lightweight system is increased battery life.

I would recommend getting a liveCD of each of them and just try them out. This will give you a good idea if drivers are working. In a live session you can't do much harm (just don't go messing with Gparted). When you are downloading make sure you select the right iso for your architecture.

Duck
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