installation is too ...... slow

[Sebastian Gil]

2006/7/11, Junxue Li <JLi2 at qilinsoft.com>:

>   I downloaded a desktop ISO (6.0.6), burned it to a CD and tried to install
> it from CD at home.
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>   But the installation was too slow, almost stopped when 51% or 36%
> finished. Someone told me to plug off the network line, but it did not help.
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>   Someone told me to wait, it may last about 3 hours. I waited about 8
> hours, the next morning I found it was still 51%.
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>   I searched the web but found no solution.
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>   BTW: I chose English as the default language during installation. Also I
> had 20 G for ubuntu, to let the setup program to partition automatically.
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>   Any suggestions on this? I do wish to use ubuntu ASAP.
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> Thank you in advance!
>
> -Junxue
>
> -3319
>

It's an old computer? why don't you try the "alternate cd" ? the
installation is faster and you don't need too much ram to use it