Re: Re: Netscape   
     By: HusTler to Mr. Cool on Tue Apr 01 2014 03:31 am   
      
    > q   
    >  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    
    >  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 gn   
    > a memory hog? I hadn't heard of Xubuntu desktop till now.   
    >    
    >    HusTler   
    >    
      
   Unity is actually based on Gnome 2.x.  It's nice if your machine has the power   
   to run it.  Xubuntu however is the perfect balance between a light and   
   functional desktop envinroment.  It is very customizable and even can look just   
   as nice as a fancier desktop.   
      
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