[all variants] Which version of Ubuntu / Lubuntu would be best? (newbie linux user)

Calendar October 16, 2013 | Posted by admin
I have an old windows xp laptop that i want to try out Linux on – the laptops main roles will be watching mpeg vids, listening to mp3s and web surfing, with some occasional light office use – the machine itself is a dual core pentium Lenovo laptop, with one gig of RAM – I’ve tried a couple of live cds out on my Windows 7 laptop – Ubuntu 13.04 and Lubuntu 12.04.03 lxle – on the newer laptop they both work easily well – my question is……. are the specs of the older machine good enough to run Ubuntu?….. or, should I go for the Lubuntu lxle which advertises itself as suitable for older machines?…. or is there another variant of ubuntu which would fit the bill better?

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Calendar July 29, 2013 | Posted by admin
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[1178764] Upgrade to 13.04 version okay, at session close “speech-dispatcher” appears as disabled with apparent BIOS like text.

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[1167016] startup failure after update to installed version

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[1074301] tip’s version mismatch with 12.04

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‘Cinnamon’ GNOME 3 fork now ‘fully stable’ with version 1.2

Calendar April 21, 2012 | Posted by admin

The Linux Mint team announced a “fully stable” version of its “Cinnamon” fork of GNOME 3.x. Available for several major Linux distributions, Cinnamon 1.2 is more customizable than GNOME 3.x, restores much of the GNOME 2.x interface, and adds features such as desktop effects and layout options.
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Canonical confirms Apr. 28 release for Ubuntu 11.04, online trial version

Calendar August 5, 2011 | Posted by admin

Canonical confirmed that it will ship Ubuntu 11.04 (“Natty Narwhal”) on April 28, and announced a new online trial version of the Linux operating system. The U.K.-based company also announced some new details of its server edition, including easier provisioning and a fully certified J2EE stack.
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