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Trier99
February 19th, 2013, 08:29 PM
I have installed from the "official dvd" for ubuntu 12.10
(I cleared out Slideshow, and installed something to handle
my nvidia drivers called bumblebee, which worked.)

I now have ubuntu/unity and find it so slow as to be unusable.
That's to some extent at least due to my hardware
Athlon 1800 cpu and nvidia GF2 TI
I tried to install gnome and kde desktops, but my terminal
reports those packages could not be found.

Maybe some of the moves I tried have flushed them out, so
to speak?

Will I have to obtain a new dvd or can I obtain what I need via
my gnome terminal, which is the only thing which works?
(my access to the internet seems to go on ok but
without any front end)

Is it just the unity desktop that is slowing it all down, or
do I need an earlier system entirely?

btw my hardware once ran xp windows quite well, including
open office,but was slow in starting up. Nothing like the
current situation.

Trier99

snowpine
February 19th, 2013, 08:35 PM
You might find this link helpful:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/xfce

If Xfce doesn't do it for you, you can try LXDE.

westie457
February 19th, 2013, 08:40 PM
Hi, firstly open Software Centre and search for lububtu-desktop or xubuntu-desktop and click on the line at the bottom that says 'Display Technical items'. Installing either or both of these will give you a choice of environments to use at the log-in screen.

offgridguy
February 19th, 2013, 08:48 PM
Or just do a clean install of Lubuntu.

Lubuntu (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/GetLubuntu)...

ajgreeny
February 19th, 2013, 08:48 PM
Hi, firstly open Software Centre and search for lububtu-desktop or xubuntu-desktop and click on the line at the bottom that says 'Display Technical items'. Installing either or both of these will give you a choice of environments to use at the log-in screen.
I totally agree with this comment.

You will probably find that Xubuntu is fine on that machine, though you do not say how much ram you have but the more the better; I have 2GB on a sempron 2400+ which runs fine. Xubuntu is now also very easily configured to your liking.

Lubuntu is also a great option but does still require the use of some manual fiddling with text configuration files for certain parts of your whole experience. It is very easy to find out how from www.googlubuntu.com (http://www.googlubuntu.com), an invaluable search resource for all things *ubuntu.

Trier99
February 23rd, 2013, 07:02 PM
Thanks for the info.
I waited for the icon to work, and with patience I succeeded.

Trier99