On Sat, 12 Jul 2008, Munir Nassar wrote: > note though that i386 is an architecture label not a processor, i do not > believe Ubuntu supports anything under a 486. Ubuntu system requirements: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements Bare Minimum requirements It should be possible to get Ubuntu running on a system with the following minimum hardware specification, although it is unlikely that the system would run well. You should use the Alternate install CD to attempt such an installation. * 300 MHz x86 processor * 64 MB of system memory (RAM) * At least 4 GB of disk space (for full installation and swap space) * VGA graphics card capable of 640x480 resolution * CD-ROM drive or network card That does not specifically preclude the 386 (80386 processor)... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86 ...but I don't think any ran at 300 MHz, and I think the fastest may have been 33 MHz, so then, yes, you would need a 486 to get to 300 MHz to meet "bare minimum requirements," and that would not allow you to do graphics. I know there are distros that will run on 386, but I don't know if you can get X to work on such systems. Mike