# Ubuntu considerations, thinking about installing it.

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**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ubuntu-considerations-thinking-about-installing-it/28595 "2007-05-01T09:14:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ubuntu-considerations-thinking-about-installing-it/28595/18 "2007-05-01T17:42:12Z")

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[quote=“itsJim,post:16,topic:28595"”]

1Ghz is pretty low for a Gnome desktop… I don’t know where you’ve been…

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not at all. i had it running on a 1ghz machine with 512mb ram, it wasnt the fastest computer ever, but better then running windows for sure

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