" Am I wrong or isnt the idea of linux mint and ubuntu is to get people to people away from windows so they can have a different operating system thats good and will run on their system without having to buy new bigger equipment?? "
- Yes, but I don't think it should also expected of a box designed that handled 2-3 generations ago of systems to be able to run the latest and greatest to the maximum. I accept this with my own systems 6-10 years old. Designing an OS to cater to those systems while attempting to be the top is a delicate balance of trying to provide the best features and include the widest swath of hardware. Every system has minimum specs - it just so happens yours just hits the bare minimum rather than exceeding them with flying colours. " What is the difference in linux mint 9 and linux mint 10? Its the same thing just update of programs and maybe a few features. " - New features cause programs to get larger in size, and consequently use more memory to run those features. E.g. standard Metacity vs. Compiz. Compiz is (simplified, don't flay me) a feature which introduces a heavier layer of compositing, however this single feature alone can certainly eat up the memory and bring systems to a standstill. Regressions also happen of course - and we need to be notified of these so they can be routed to the proper place. " I have used every version of it up to now. With no problem with it untill this version. I started with mint a year ago and this is the third version of it I have used. " - See above. Software gets larger and the hardware stays behind - they have to remain relatively consistent else performance degradation on both sides happen. Can also apply the infamous car analogy to it - one day driving home along the same road one takes every day, and you can get a flat tyre. I do not think simply because it was used every day prior without issue is no indication that it should be an absolutely expected behavior in all cases. " What am I superposed to do ? Should I look for a new operating system ? " - Not necessarily. See what Clement advised. There are ways to tune down the system and make it run very well on older hardware. There are also other spins which utilize XFCE, LXDE, or Fluxbox, and a different edition which uses Debian. These should provide a better experience for you - and this is what they are designed towards. Older hardware does not mean throw away - it means you have to be a bit more cautious with how the resources are used. It is unfortunate that your hardware is unable to support the newest of everything, but I think it has to be generally accepted that moving forward with more robust and feature-laden software will almost invariably eat more resources. Good luck to you. I hope you can find a version which satisfies your computing needs and plays well with your hardware. -- LM 10 RC uses over 200mb RAM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/664006 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
