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updates should be much smaller in number too.  Although, I'd suggest you
install "update-manager" along with those applifations listed there.  That
will inform you of when you have updates, and make it easy to keep your
system up-to-date.

Another option is a lightweight distro, like Puppy Linux:

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

or DSL (which is made to be under 50mb installed size on the hard drive):

http://damnsmalllinux.org/

Let us know if you have any problems, or you can post a thread on the forums
and mail us the link.

Hope that helps, and welcome to Ubuntu!

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 1:56 PM, J Bickh=
ard <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jbickhard at gmail.com">jbickhard@=
gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hello! Hailin from Sedgwick! I&#39;m a newbie as far as Linux and Unix and<=
br>
Unbuntu goes, but I&#39;m hopin to learn! Is it possible to instal Unbuntu<=
br>
on a 9-year-old computer with a 5gig hard drive?<br>
<br>
J<br>
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</font></blockquote></div><p></p><p>Hello!<br></p><p>What are the computer&=
#39;s specs? =A0Besides the 5gb drive, what speed is the processor, and how=
 much ram do you have? =A05gb is usually a little small to install with, as=
 you&#39;ll probably run out of room as soon as you run updates. =A0(at thi=
s point I think Intrepid will have well over 200 waiting for you).</p>
<p>One option is to do what&#39;s called a minimal install. =A0Here&#39;s t=
he CD image you&#39;ll need for that:</p><p><a href=3D"https://help.ubuntu.=
com/community/Installation/MinimalCD">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ins=
tallation/MinimalCD</a></p>
<p>And here&#39;s one of the best guides to get going:</p><p><a href=3D"htt=
p://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/minimal">http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/min=
imal</a></p><p>From there you can pick and choose what applications you wan=
t, and the updates should be much smaller in number too. =A0Although, I&#39=
;d suggest you install &quot;update-manager&quot; along with those applifat=
ions listed there. =A0That will inform you of when you have updates, and ma=
ke it easy to keep your system up-to-date.</p>
<p>Another option is a lightweight distro, like Puppy Linux:</p><p><a href=
=3D"http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/minimal">http://www.psychocats.net/ubu=
ntu/minimal</a></p><p>or DSL (which is made to be under 50mb installed size=
 on the hard drive):</p>
<p><a href=3D"http://damnsmalllinux.org/">http://damnsmalllinux.org/</a></p=
><p>Let us know if you have any problems, or you can post a thread on the f=
orums and mail us the link.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps, and welcome to Ub=
untu!</p>

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