bill biggs wrote: > just install 8.04 ubuntu 32 bit I have 4 g of ram but ubuntu 32 only > see 3 g any ides > Short answer: 32 bit operating systems can only use about 3.5G RAM. To use more you need to use the 64 bit version. See http://www.dansdata.com/askdan00015.htm for a more detailed explanation.