Rhapsody
May 4th, 2011, 01:29 AM
I have a PC here called Chihiro that is currently running Ubuntu 10.10 but probably won't be soon. Unity seems to be a bit much for Chihiro's low specs and after four years it seems time to transition Chihiro to something more lightweight.
The question is exactly how do I do this with the minimum of disruption to the users of this installation. Chihiro uses a separate root and /home setup, so wiping root and reinstalling is an option, but is it reasonably possible to just use the package manager to move from one *buntu to another? How-tos and the sort would be very helpful if they exist, since I haven't been able to find anything on this subject.
As a side question, which does everyone think would be the better choice for these specifications:
AMD Sempron 2800+ (1.6Ghz clock speed)
512MB RAM (64MB shared as video memory, will be upgraded to 2GB with 128MB as shared video memory if I ever get around to it)
"GeForce6-class graphics" (quote from the motherboard manual about the onboard graphics, I don't have details on it)
Xubuntu and Lubuntu are what I'm considering. Xubuntu would usually be my first choice, but I've heard a lot of good things about Lubuntu as of late and anything to lower the load on the ageing Chihiro would be appreciated.
The question is exactly how do I do this with the minimum of disruption to the users of this installation. Chihiro uses a separate root and /home setup, so wiping root and reinstalling is an option, but is it reasonably possible to just use the package manager to move from one *buntu to another? How-tos and the sort would be very helpful if they exist, since I haven't been able to find anything on this subject.
As a side question, which does everyone think would be the better choice for these specifications:
AMD Sempron 2800+ (1.6Ghz clock speed)
512MB RAM (64MB shared as video memory, will be upgraded to 2GB with 128MB as shared video memory if I ever get around to it)
"GeForce6-class graphics" (quote from the motherboard manual about the onboard graphics, I don't have details on it)
Xubuntu and Lubuntu are what I'm considering. Xubuntu would usually be my first choice, but I've heard a lot of good things about Lubuntu as of late and anything to lower the load on the ageing Chihiro would be appreciated.