Old hardware brought back to life

[sudodus]

I suggest that you download Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS which has long time support until April 2015.
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/re....04.2/release/

The current Lubuntu versions have only 18 months support.

Edit: Maybe I should explain why Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS.

- enough RAM
- a business application, so official LTS (long time support) is preferred.

[sudodus]

If you want to play video, you might install openbox into your Xubuntu system (any time after installation of Xubuntu)

sudo apt-get install openbox

which gives you a very simple window manager (no full desktop environment), and it will be faster for playing video than with the default Xubuntu desktop. I think openbox has LTS thanks to Kubuntu 12.04.2, where it is included.

Select which desktop environment to run at the log in screen. Simply right-click on the dark grey background to start a terminal window in openbox.

[ibjsb4]

I use to be an advocate of Xubuntu for older machines, but these days even XFCE seems to run slower. I guess it should now be considered a middleweight, making Lubuntu the better choice.

[venice vet clinic]

hi thanks to all the replies. i'm thinking does Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS come with something like ms office or words??cos i need those to do my daily report.

[venice vet clinic]

hi i've a pentium(R) 4 cpu 1.8Ghz and 1.79Ghz,1.96 Gb of Ram . it also have 80 Gb of hard disc. do you think Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS is suitable for me?? and i also need something like ms exel and ms word to do my daily report.

[sudodus]

hi thanks to all the replies. i'm thinking does Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS come with something like ms office or words??cos i need those to do my daily report.

Yes, Libre Office with a word processor 'Writer', a spreadsheet program 'Calc', a presentation creator 'Impress', a drawing program 'Draw' and a database program 'Base' are easy to install and fully compatible with Xubuntu either via the Software Center or via the terminal command

 sudo apt-get install libreoffice

[black veils]

you will want to either install libreoffice from the software center, or openoffice depending on your need for compatibility or general preference.

[venice vet clinic]

can you give me one clear cut of solution base on my specification on my PC? my question is just which os is you think more/most suitable for me to install and my needs. just give me one.

[sudodus]

We give advice according to our experience and preferences, so different persons might give different advice. But if you have a reasonably fast internet connection, you can easily download a couple of 32-bit iso files, for example Lubuntu 12.10 and Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS and try both (booted and running from the installation media, CD/DVD/USB drive). Do not install until you have found your favourite.

Edit: My advice is in post #8

[mörgæs]

can you give me one clear cut of solution base on my specification on my PC? my question is just which os is you think more/most suitable for me to install and my needs. just give me one.

The idea behind a megathread is that all necessary advice is written in the first post. If you read that and keep in mind you have a Pentium 4 (but one of the weaker 4's) you will see that Lubuntu 12.10 is recommended.