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Well, I've been wanting to try Ubuntu and now have the motivation so lets see if I have the rest of what it takes.

Asked by Marvin Simms

  I've got a Dell Latitude D600, 1 Gig, 1.6 Ghz. It was running XP SP3 until it got hosed. I reinstalled base XP (with 2 errors) and can't get SP1 or above to install. I've gone thru these steps before on other computers but it just isn't happening this time and I'm totally frustrated. Enter Ubuntu. I downloaded 12.4, created the install CD and gave it a try. The error I got was something like "a required kernel feature was not present" . It listed the missing file as "PAE". Not much to go on but that's all the info I have.

I've read a lot of the installation instructions and support documentation. Honestly I might be in over my head. I could use some help trying to step away from Microsoft.

thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Your CPU doesn't support PAE. If you install Xubuntu or Lubuntu you do not need this as the kernel on the ISO does not have PAE enabled and should install ok.

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Marvin Simms (msimms13) said : 		#2

OK, I'll give that a try. Thanks for the quick response.

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Warren Hill (warren-hill) said : 		#3

The download for Xubuntu is here

Xubuntu:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/12.04/release/

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Marvin Simms (msimms13) said : 		#4

Sorry to say that XUbuntu gave me the same error. It also wants the PAE feature. Any reason to think "L" will yield different results?

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Warren Hill (warren-hill) said : 		#5

Lubuntu 12.10 has PAE kernel so wont work. However I think 12.04 was non PAE (not 100% sure). Try it and let us know.

Download is here

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/12.04/release/

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Warren Hill (warren-hill) said : 		#6

Or take a look here

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/how-to-install-ubuntu-1204-on-non-pae.html

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

Precise has linux-image-generic and linux-image-generic-pae as kernels.

I'd shoot for Lubuntu Precise, it is super light and not PAE enabled. The link Warren gave is another way but you will need to use the networking that works out of the box and it installs in text mode.

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Marvin Simms (msimms13) said : 		#8

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.