I’m trying to install Ubuntu 6.06 on an old pc, just to see how it works, and to get to know Linux.
The pc is an old P2 Celeron 366 with 128mb ram, 4mb vga card and worked fine with XP installed.
I’ve spend all of last night installing it, and ennded with a blank screen, and no Ubuntu. This morning I’ve tried again, with the same result… I can’t find any solutions on their help site. Is there some kind of secret I need to know.
You might want to try Xubuntu instead. It may be that even Ubuntu has its limits.
<edit> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(Linux_distribution)#System_requirements .
Something really light such as DSL ought to work. http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ </edit>
Ubuntu has higher system requirements than WinXP?
I think the amount of RAM may be the issue as it states on the wiki page that 6.06 requires at least 256 MB.
Ubuntu requires atleast 256MB of RAM, because it is a liveCD. Meaning it boots up the actual O/S when you put the cd in, requiring a resonable amount of RAM space.
However try out Xubuntu to install and then once its actually installed, install the Gnome libraries or KDE libraries to get different enviroments.
You could also try SuSe. Or any of the other ones.
Please excuse the silly question, but is it a live CD only for installation, or does one actually have to run the CD permanently?
You only have to use the livecd the first time… It boots up Ubuntu, and from there you can install it on the hd… But if your system only has 128 mb ram you should install using the alternate installation cd… It is the same final product after the installation, but the installation is working without booting ubuntu 
It should be on the same page as the other iso…
Hope it helps
but seriously dude, spend the $20 and get yourself some more memory anyway.
Its an old unused pc that I want to use purely for the purpose of learning Ubuntu.
Tux, thanks for the answer. After working on Windows for so many years, trying a new os can make one feel pretty stupid really.
i have the same problem with installing ubuntu, and xubuntu on a g3 imac.