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Anonymous asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

Can ubuntu, using PC Virtual Machine, run on my laptop?

I have a Vista laptop, my model is the HP Compaq Presario F700 Notebook PC

my processor is this: AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-58 1.90GHz

I have 1983 MB of RAM

and a 32-bit resolution

my question is this, do i have enough memory and requirements to download ubuntu on my computer and run it on a PC Virtual Machine?

my laptop is also compatible with another gig of ram, to have a total o 3 gigs, so is it better to install this extra gig, and then download ubuntu?

i have to pay money for the extra gig, so i wanna know if its okay to run ubuntu on the PC Virtual Machine with just 2 gigs, and a vista OS. Plus including all of my requirements. Because its my virst time doing something like this, and i really dont wanna mess up my computer.

so please please somebody tell me if my laptop requirements play out with doing what i plan to. THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO PROVIDES A GOOD ANSWER. i'm desperate, so please?

Update:

oh! also, can i use it and still have my programs running okay without lagging or anything?..

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  • Linux Mint 11
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I see no problems here at all, the specs. on you Laptop are more than adequate. I would recommend VirtualBox http://www.virtualbox.org/ as your virtual machine I use it all the time for testing variuos Linux distros.

    LUg.

    Phoenix

    This is getting out of hand let us put a stop to this now, we shall have to agree to disagree. Can we please just try to hold on to the cohesion within YA and the Linux community.

    LUg.

  • Amy
    1 decade ago

    Yep it will work, I have used VBox with just 1GB of RAM. All Ubuntu needs is around 380 MB virtual memory and a virtual hard drive of 4 GB that you will allocate using Virtual box settings.

    Ubuntu is the easiest if you are new to GNU/Linux, also not resource hungry like others.

    -update-

    Its not called 'stealing', phoenix. Its called GPL!!!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    i've got in no way used Ubuntu till now , yet once you have ever logged directly to a domicile windows OS by RDP(distant very own computing gadget protocol) till now, it may be no distinctive .. in simple terms make confident that your Ubuntu device helps RDP

  • dharmil16
    1 decade ago

    Yes bro, u can use .

    U have such a good processor & a very good 2gb of ram.

    with sucha good configurations u can use it.

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