Minimum ram for kubuntu?

[Dennis Kibbe]

On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 06:21:16 PM joe at actionline.com wrote:
> What is the minimum ram required for kubuntu?
> 
> Some online sources say it should run okay with 512-meg of ram.
> 
> I'm trying to set up an old Dell for a friend and since I can't seem to
> get win-xp wireless to work, thought I'd try kubuntu.  The unit has only
> 512-meg of ram and when I tried a live kubuntu CD, it worked okay, albeit
> slow. So I installed it on half the HD as a dual-boot and it runs, but
> very slow and it hangs up.  Is there some way to salvage this old box?

A lightweight distro like Zenwalk will run fine in 512MiB. There are others as 
well. I'd guess Xubuntu would work well. Of course, more RAM is always 
appreciated. Dell has the service manuals for most models online. Especially 
useful for laptops.

Dennis Kibbe