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I have an old computer that is placed in a real nice place in my home so I can work alone, I use it to see films, series and work with my photos.

I've put it out all my hardware details for you to check it.

I am currently using Ubuntu 18.04. but I've been told that I should be using Lubuntu.

I am not expert so, I dare to ask, seeing my hardware outputs, what do you think?

Should I remove Ubuntu 18.04 and install Lubuntu 18.10 ?

Thanks in advance...

lspci output

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82946GZ/PL/GL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82946GZ/GL Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
06:04.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev 10)
06:05.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
06:05.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)

lspci -nnk | grep VGA -A1
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82946GZ/GL Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2972] (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Fujitsu Technology Solutions 82946GZ/GL Integrated Graphics Controller [1734:10b5]

 lspci -v | grep -A7 -i "audio"
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
 Subsystem: Fujitsu Technology Solutions NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 24
 Memory at d0300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
 Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel

00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
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06:05.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
 Subsystem: Pinnacle Systems Inc. PCTV pro (TV + FM stereo receiver, audio section)
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 33, IRQ 22
 Memory at d0001000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel driver in use: snd_bt87x
 Kernel modules: snd_bt87x

lspci -nnk | grep net -A2
06:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
 Subsystem: Fujitsu Technology Solutions RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [1734:10b1]
 Kernel driver in use: 8139too
 Kernel modules: 8139cp, 8139too

At one time Lubuntu had lower minimum hardware requirements than Xubuntu, but this is no longer the case. There is only one good reason to choose Lubuntu over Xubuntu anymore, and that is because Lubuntu is more frugal than Xubuntu about RAM usage as shown by the below chart.

^{RAM Usage of different flavors of 18.04  (Click image to enlarge)}

To get a smooth experience in Xubuntu when running multiple applications in parallel on the desktop, it is recommended to have at least 1GB of memory.