Can I install Ubuntu 16.04.1 desktop amd64 on a laptop with Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7100 @ 1.80 GHz and 2 Gb of RAM? I already have Windows 7 and it runs on 32 bit. I want to install Ubuntu along Windows 7 and using pictures, videos and books with both systems. Is it possible?
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I'm thinking about installing Ubuntu Desktop, but I don't know what flavor is the best for my system. What are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements? What kind of CPU? How much memory? Should I have Hardware Acceleration? What flavor should I use?  This is an attempt of a canonical answer. My answers have the &quot;official  requirements&quot;, the recommended are a mix of official sources and opinion based (along with the answer it's told the source). You can comment or edit if you feel that the information is obsolete or incomplete. It is a good rule of thumb that any system capable of running Windows Vista, 7, 8, x86 (Intel) OS X will almost always be a lot faster with any Ubuntu flavor even if they are lower-spec than described below.
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I have a laptop (4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, Intel core i3 2.4 GHz) with 2 Partitions: one For data and one for windows 8 x64.  Actually, I want to install Ubuntu 12.10 instead of Windows 8 but keeping Data partition.   So, my question is: There is no matter to use ubuntu with NTFS Windows Partition. Or i should use ext4 partition for good result? Otherwise what you think about multiple partitions for ubuntu installation?  / /home /etc  ...   Any suggestion will be very appreciated
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I'm very new with Ubuntu and generally with linux. I saw ubuntu and it seems like this OS is really good and stable, and so I decided to install it alongside my windows 7 OS.  I have a few problems with the installation. Here is what I did:   I downloaded the 64bit version from Ubuntu official website, and burned it on a dvd. I set the boot sequence to first load from my CD-Rom. Ubuntu installation started, and I chose "Install Ubuntu" in the menu. (where there is also a "Try Ubuntu" option) I clicked forward until I got into the installation type screen    As you can see, the installation wont show my actual details about my hard drive! I have 1 hard drive with 750 GB - 80 GB - My main drive with windows 7 OS 600GB - All of my stuff 20GB Free space that I saved for Ubuntu But the installation wont show that!
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As mentioned in the , Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will not have a 32 bit Desktop Image Installer. But in the  it has  32bit Desktop Images.  This is little off topic, but I'm confused.
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Hi I want to try Ubuntu 20.04 without installing it due to some driver issues in my laptop. But I already have 2 OS ( Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04 [Dualboot] ), so will trying Ubuntu mess with the already installed Operating systems? And I know how to make live usb and booting from it but don't know how to exit it and then bring my laptop back to normal. Tried finding procedure on internet but reliable results are not found.
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According to  its supported platforms are:   Ubuntu 14.04 Ubuntu 16.04 Ubuntu 18.04   Is there any way to install it on a machine running Ubuntu 19.04?
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I really like Ubuntu desktop.  My company has some computers. I'm thinking on install Ubuntu on our computers. So, I need to know how much the operative system cost? If not, how much is the cost for future system maintenance?
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I'm going to reinstall an operating system in my computer. I had Windows 10 earlier, and now I'm thinking of using Ubuntu. I haven't used Ubuntu before, so I have a few doubts.  Does Ubuntu run faster than Windows 10?
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I was told that computers with more than 2 gig's memory need a 64 bit operating system to utilize all RAM.  Is the 64bit Ubuntu download really JUST for AMD processors? I am asking because the disk image I downloaded says AMD64.  So will my new Intel 2.3Ghz Core i3 Dual Core processor work with 64 bit Ubuntu?  It runs the 64bit version of Windows without any qualm.
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First I want to install Ubuntu completely, and then I want to install Windows XP 64 bit as the 2nd boot OS.  How can I do this?  Currently I am using Windows XP as the main OS and 2nd boot is Ubuntu.
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I use Steam and I have nearly 200 games for it   How compatible or friendly is Ubuntu with DirectX?  Also keep in mind that several of my favorite games use GFWL such as Fable 3, Dawn of War 2, Red Faction Guerrilla among others.   I have been thinking about installing Ubuntu to run alongside Windows but first, I need to know how reliable Ubuntu is as a gaming platform?
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I have a dilemma and I don't know what to do.   Currently I have Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit installed along side Windows 7 64 bit and everything works wonderfully.   I recently started a course about Assembly on Linux and the professor recommended downloading Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit.   I downloaded the iso file and loaded it on to a USB.   When I first installed Ubuntu 14.04, it gave me the following 3 options:  1) install Ubuntu alongside Windows  2) delete Window and install Ubuntu 3) Something Else   I choose the first option. However, when I attempted to install Ubuntu 12.04 32bit along side Ubuntu 14.04 64 Bit and Windows 64 bit, the first option was gone. Instead I was given the following 3 options:  1) Delete 14.04 and install 12.04 in its place  2) Delete both 14.04 and Windows 7 and install 12.04 as replacement  3) Something Else   My question is this: is it advisable to install Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit along side Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit and Windows 7 as the Ubuntu Installer no longer gives me this option? Should I just go ahead and replace 14.04 with 12.04 for the duration of time that I would need it. I don't want to delete 14.04 but I will if need be. I also like the current Dual boot option Ubuntu has put in place so if making a 4th partition through way of "Something Else" would delete that, I would much rather delete 14.04 to make room for 12.04. Again my preference would be to have Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit appear alongside Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit and Windows 7 when I boot my computer, but short of that, I would settle for Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit appearing alongside Windows 7 for the time being. I look forward to your advice.
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When I go to the downloads page to get Ubuntu, it automatically downloads the AMD version, but my computer has no hardware with AMD on it. I only have Intel and Nvidia. Also, when I install this AMD version on my computer, it works (other than the constant random freezing of the computer when I use Ubuntu). I don't really understand why the amd version works on a computer with an intel processor.
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I have a computer (Asus T200TA) with 2G RAM and 32-bit UEFI [Yep, what a wonderful idea to put 32-bit UEFI!]. I have two options:   Install a 64-bit system, boot manually and install grub-efi-ia32. Drawback: 2G is not much, systems with such low RAM are said to run better on 32-bit systems. Install a 32-bit version. (but from my state of knowledge it's not trivial to boot)   Which option would be better?
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I've an  Notebook with an  CPU. The Asus site says that the maximum RAM is 8&nbsp;GB, but Intel's says my CPU supports 16&nbsp;GB. What is the maximum RAM I can use on this system under Ubuntu?
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To start I should admit that I haven't done much work in Ubuntu in a few years.  I am wondering is if there is still a single, canonical source of the hardware supported by the newest distribution of Ubuntu.  In specific, I want to get a 17-inch HP dv7t Quad edition laptop.  But more generally, it is just bothering me how little luck I'm having finding an up-to-date support listing.
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I have a 64-bit machine that has Windows 7 32-bit and Ubuntu 32-bit installed as a dual boot setup. Can I run 64-bit software on top of these 32-bit OSes, or are they a "bottleneck" limiting the true capability of the underlying hardware?