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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">Hello,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">A complete Linux novice, I recently installed ubuntu 14.04 LTS (from Live CD
purchased from Canonical) - and downloaded 330.2 Mb of updates - on my desktop.
The idea was to remove dependence on XP, which was done very effectively as XP
was wiped completely by the installation of ubuntu. This was unintended - the
hoped-for result was to have XP and ubuntu 'side by side'.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">The ubuntu program operates VERY slowly, often in jerks. Everything - typing,
browsing, opening and closing programs - is ultra-slow.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">If anyone can suggest a fix I shall be grateful.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">The PC details are:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">AMD64 Athlon processor, 3.2 GHz. 120Gb hard disc. 4Gb installed RAM. Graphics
card VIA S3 UniChrome Pro KT8237.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">Selecting "System Settings" > "Details" produces -</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">Memory 1.4Gb</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">Entering 'top' at the terminal produces - kiB Memory 1468416, kiB Swap 1505276, </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">Thanks - Derek</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">Graphics Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.4, 128 bits)</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">Processor AMD Athlon (tm) 64 3200+</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">OS Type 64 bit</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style=" font-size:12pt">Disk 119.4 Gb</span></font></div>
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