Choosing A Linux Version

[maxo]

Don't use Ubuntu on an old machine! I tried running it on a pc with 192MB RAM and it kept freezing.

[KK20]

Ubuntu does have a minimum recommendation of 512mb RAM, think of ubuntu as being on par with XP as far as specs required. Try xubuntu or Lubuntu (if you want out of box operations) or CrunchBang if you dont mind tweaking a little (as recommended about 5 posts up). Pretty much anything with KDE will need 512mb+ even then you will be swapping.