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    MC> Actually I'm running ubuntu 12.04 on an IBM Thinkpad with only 512MB of   
    MC> RAM. Through in a bigger hard drive and you're in business.  Of course I   
    MC> installed the Xubuntu desktop (Xfce) to improve speed, which works very   
    MC> well.  It consumes close to 100MB less RAM then with Unity.   
      
      
   I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and considering insalling gnome. Is gnome   
   a memory hog? I hadn't heard of Xubuntu desktop till now.   
      
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