log out then on the log in screen there is a round button click on it and you will see the lubuntu option

there is no button and it just goes straight into the original desktop there is no mention anywhere of Lubuntu. I have to go out now but will try again in the morning. Thank you very much for your help I help the local old folk like me with Windows but would like to learn Linux - keeps the brain working. Cheers Howard

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TroN-0074 is right, click on the unmarked circle thing. If all goes well check if compiz is still running (ps a | grep compiz) if nothing shows up then all is well. I mention it because standard Ubuntu installs(with unity) seem to insist on having it. Old graphics cards often are not capable of running it properly so I think this causes problems. Ubuntu-gnome or a fresh install of Lubuntu probably won't install it by default.

Fred.

Is this the same as the "real" Lubuntu? If this only accomplishes installing the LXDE desktop, I don't think it would be anywhere near as advantageous as his just installing the actual Lubuntu. Lubuntu is designed all the way around for a lower spec machine. It also has it's own software center version that is much easier to load than the regular ubuntu interface.

i am running my ubuntu 10 on a pentium 4 with 1.8ghz and its very fast. faster than when i had windows xp. i initially tried ubuntu 12 and i noticed the speed was slow. so its certainly an issue of speed of your processor and your ram

at least it is the morning in the UK - when I log out the log in screen does not have an option for Lubuntu nor a circle where shown on the screenshot. On the top right of the screen there is a circle and when clicked on shows Lubuntu; Lubuntu netbook and Ubuntu. When I click or double click or right click on the Lubuntu nothing happens. There appears no obvious way of getting to the Lubuntu screen. I am sorry to be such a bother to you all.

you only have to select lubuntu then proceed with the log in by selecting the user and typing your password. If it is not working try typing the command on terminal
then restart your computer

when I type your suggestions it tells me command not found. When I first switch on lubuntu appears on screen but the desktop that opens says Ubuntu desktop and it is the same as before so slooooooow

It says lubuntu on switch on and switch off but if anything it is slower than before

The Lubuntu desktop resembles something like XP with the start button at the bottom. Maybe you should just download the ISO image of Lubuntu and do a fresh install. Here is the link to their site

http://lubuntu.net/

Lubuntu is a light weight Operating System designed for computers with limited graphical resources.

You can also consider Ubuntu Studio which uses the Xfce graphical interface, made also light weight for computer with little graphical resources here is the link to their site.

http://ubuntustudio.org/

Look at screen shots of both and decide which one you like best.

I really dont know what else to suggest you on your current installation. However keep us posted on whatever you decide maybe somebody else here on the forums can recommend something else.

I would certainly try again with a fresh install of a system that was not aimed at newer pc's as a starting point. I am currently replying on a Thinkpad R40 with Debian 7 installed and it did so without any special tweaking, although it runs on a fall-back setup that it did automatically. My specs are cpu 1300 Mhz and 1GB ram. The NIC is nackard and so is the sound card but it runs sound off usb hardware, no special tweaking. Doubt it would not run streaming but you can't have everything.

Fred.

ps, some componants do give up the ghost but worth another try!

It's because gnome 2 was much fasted then unity.
For old computers the best distro is debian.

I have downloaded Lubuntu from the link and am burning the iso I will let you know how I get on - thanks all for your help

Yes, please keep us posted with the results. After you install Lubuntu you might have some questions on how to tweak it to your like. So perhaps we can help you with that.

Keep in mind that because Lubuntu is designed for computer with low resources there are lots of things that are not turned ON by default on the desktop. One of them is the NumLock key. If you have a number pad on your keyboard and you like to use it you must turn ON the NumLock manually after log in.

And I don't remember but I think I had to modify the Clock on the desktop because it was set to display the time on 24 hours format, I am used to my clock to be on 12 hours format but if these things don't bother you then you will be fine, and the computer should perform good.

and check this link http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/201...g-lubuntu.html