REFURBISHED HP Compaq D530
- This is a dual boot machine. It has Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 7 Home.
- Intel P4 2.66GHz
- Intel Pentium 4 533-MHz Front Side Bus, 512KB L2 cache
- 3GB DDR2 333Mhz single channel
- 500 GB HDD
- CD-ROM
- 250 Watt PSU
Upgrade Instructions for Ubuntu
To upgrade the Ubuntu version, boot to Ubuntu. Next open terminal and type in "sudo apt-get install update-manager". It will ask for the password, which is a sticker on top of the computer it will prompt and say something like "Do you want to install this package:" to proceed, press "y" without quotes, following the "Enter" key. Depending on your internet speed, this will take some time. Once it completes and returns to the prompt, close and reopen the terminal just in case. You will have to type in "sudo update-manager" a graphical window will open and will search for the latest Ubuntu version for your machine. Something like "Ubuntu version XX.XX has been found. Do you want to upgrade?" press yes. The upgrade process will begin. There will be prompts that will install the new packages. Just proceed with the installation of packages.