[System] Old(ish) Laptop Kubuntu 22.04 LTS Question (Hardware requirements)

[aveatquevale]

First off, sorry if this is the wrong subforum for this kind of question

These are the specs of said laptop (a 2013 model) that I wanna get Kubuntu 22.04 LTS on:

Intel Core i5 3337U CPU, 1.8 GHz
Nvidia 720 1GB Dedicated Graphic
4GB DDR3 Memory
500gb 7200 rpm sata hdd
15.6 hd screen

Would this puppy be able to handle Kubuntu 22.04 LTS at a reasonable performance, sans GUI slow downs and stuff ?

Or should I go easier on this puppy with a lighter distro ? If so, what would you pick ?

Many thanks to anyone who looks or answers in advance

[Snowhog]

That laptop should have no issues running Kubuntu 22.04. I'm running 22.04 on an older HP Pavilion g7-1070us. It has 8GB of RAM, Intel i3 Core processor, and Intel HD Graphics. Does just fine.

[aveatquevale]

That laptop should have no issues running Kubuntu 22.04. I'm running 22.04 on an older HP Pavilion g7-1070us. It has 8GB of RAM, Intel i3 Core processor, and Intel HD Graphics. Does just fine.

Thanks a bunch Downloading now

[claydoh]

I'd run Kubuntu on it, for sure. If you can, I'd suggest grabbing more ram. That will help, if you do a lot of heavy web browsing and the like, but isn't mandatory.

On a fresh install, the file indexer *may* slow things down for a bit until it indexes the files in your $HOME (which won't be much, starting from scratch) This is often more noticeable on older systems, and can be disabled if you don't want or need this feature.
You can get a fairly reasonable feel for how things run by doing a test drive from the live USB, though it will be a little slower than on your HDD.

[aveatquevale]

I'd run Kubuntu on it, for sure. If you can, I'd suggest grabbing more ram. That will help, if you do a lot of heavy web browsing and the like, but isn't mandatory.

On a fresh install, the file indexer *may* slow things down for a bit until it indexes the files in your $HOME (which won't be much, starting from scratch) This is often more noticeable on older systems, and can be disabled if you don't want or need this feature.
You can get a fairly reasonable feel for how things run by doing a test drive from the live USB, though it will be a little slower than on your HDD.

Thanks ! Will make sure to fire it up on live boot before i go ahead and install

[rab0171610]

he file indexer *may* slow things down for a bit until it indexes the files in your $HOME (which won't be much, starting from scratch) This is often more noticeable on older systems, and can be disabled if you don't want or need this feature.

I agree with Claydoh 100%. The first thing I would do upon logging in is go to system settings and disable file indexing. If you need it for some reason, enable it later when you can leave the computer alone for several hours (overnight.) It is a lot of wear and tear on any hard drive, but especially a system with less than ideal ram.

[Beerislife]

8Gb RAM and replacing the HDD with an SSD will make a huge difference!

[GreyGeek]

HUGE difference!
It can change a 90+ second login time to less than 15 seconds.

[Qqmike]

Of course, after you confirm it runs OK "as is," you can always upgrade hardware later, if you wish. No hurry.