

INSTEAD INSTALL LUBUNTU.īEFORE INSTALLING UBUNTU READ THE UBUNTU SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSīEFORE INSTALLING LUBUNTU READ THE LUBUNTU SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IF YOU DO, UBUNTU PERFORMANCE WILL BE BAD.

More information, see: Dell Optiplex GX260 Users GuideĭO NOT INSTALL UBUNTU 14.04 ON A SYSTEM WITH ONLY 512MB RAM.Microprocessor type: Intel Pentium 4 (2.40 GHz).

The Dell Optiplex GX260 small mini-tower, used in this tutorial, has the following specifictations: Support and updates for Windows XP are no longer available and poses a huge security risk if you continue to use it. Ubuntu will replace the Microsoft Windows XP as this operating system will not be supported by Microsoft as of April 8, 2014. This tutorial describes how to install Ubuntu 14.04 from an USB stick (8GB) on a Dell Optiplex GX260 small mini-tower where Microsoft Windows XP is installed. Replace Windows XP with Ubuntu 14.04 on a Dell Optiplex GX260 computer using an USB stick
