Alternate CD iso for v4.07 Ubuntu corrupt

[Eberhard Roloff]

ac wrote:
> Eberhard Roloff wrote:
>> ac wrote:
>>> Tom Palaskas wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>> My laptop is a P3 with only 256Mb RAM so it can't handle the install
>>>> from the normal graphical CD. I downloaded the Alternate text-based CD
>>>> iso (Ubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso) and did ...
>> Hi,
>> I would strongly recommend to use the _x_ubuntu iso on such a machine.
>>
>> With 256MB Ram, you should probably be fine with the graphical install,
>> However, the xubuntu alternate iso will install much quicker. Most
>> important, imho Xubuntu will give your machine a new life.
> 
> yes, I found this also. However, I had he ubuntu cd, and I was patient 
> with ubuntu slowness during install and subsequently just installed the
> xubuntu-desktop package
> from ubuntu repositiories.
ok. So you arrived at the same target coming from a different starting
point. ;-))

I am interested to know, how the original Gnome behaves with your
machine AFTER installation? Is it useable from your point of view?

OK, I could install ubuntu-desktop and find out on my own, but I do not
want to download what I do not need, except to find out, how Gnome....

Thanks and regards
Eberhard