Which version!!

I have an old PC and I am asking which version of zorin and what architecture will I be able to install.
The specifications:
1 GB DDR2 Ram
Intel Pentium 4 3. 00 GHZ
Nvidia 256 MB video memory
250 GB HDD

If you have the bandwidth, I would download Zorin 9 Core and Zorin 9 Lite - run both of them in live mode to see how they compare in terms of speed (responsiveness). Whilst this is not a true reflection of an installed version, it would highlight any issues before taking the plunge. Whilst your spec should run Core without any issues it can't be stated categorically it will run great or otherwise, in other words it's a case of 'suck it and see'.

Thank you! I have tried Zorin Core 32 bit and it works great. But will 64 bit also work. Or I wil have to stay with 32 bit.

Good Example
Zorin OS Lite 32-bit
1 gb DDR2

Zorin OS Ultimate/Core
32-bit = 2 gb DDR2
64-bit = 4 gb DDR2

Don't ever go by the [ Minimum Specs ] on anything !!!!

GNU/Linux
Hardware

Why.... If they didn't add that...[ Minimum Specs ] to product of interest. [ Software ]
Know one would even bother !!!!
In most cases one can get something of interest running by the minimum specs. [ Software ]
The fact is....will it run like it was intended !!!!
The answer is [ No ] !!!!
The smart cookie meets the requirements in the middle !!!~!!!

Also, if you have not got a 64-bit processor 64-bit will not run at all! 32-bit will run on either 32 or 64-bit!

I would go with Lite simply because you have a 256MB graphics card.

The Intel Pentium 4 is a 32 bit processor. you will have to use the 32 bit.

No 64bit till you decide to upgrade =].

You can use this to see what your Hardware shows it is

Code:

sudo dmidecode -t 4

and the result for me is

Code:

# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.5 present.

Handle 0x0005, DMI type 4, 40 bytes
Processor Information
   Socket Designation: XU1 PROCESSOR
   Type: Central Processor
   Family: Pentium 4
   Manufacturer: Intel
   ID: 7A 06 01 00 FF FB EB BF
   Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 23, Stepping 10
   Flags:
      FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
      VME (Virtual mode extension)
      DE (Debugging extension)
      PSE (Page size extension)
      TSC (Time stamp counter)
      MSR (Model specific registers)
      PAE (Physical address extension)
      MCE (Machine check exception)
      CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
      APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
      SEP (Fast system call)
      MTRR (Memory type range registers)
      PGE (Page global enable)
      MCA (Machine check architecture)
      CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
      PAT (Page attribute table)
      PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
      CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
      DS (Debug store)
      ACPI (ACPI supported)
      MMX (MMX technology supported)
      FXSR (FXSAVE and FXSTOR instructions supported)
      SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
      SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
      SS (Self-snoop)
      HTT (Multi-threading)
      TM (Thermal monitor supported)
      PBE (Pending break enabled)
   Version: Pentium(R) Dual-Core  CPU      E5400  @ 2.70GHz
   Voltage: 1.2 V
   External Clock: 800 MHz
   Max Speed: 6000 MHz
   Current Speed: 2700 MHz
   Status: Populated, Enabled
   Upgrade: Socket LGA775
   L1 Cache Handle: 0x0006
   L2 Cache Handle: 0x0007
   L3 Cache Handle: 0x0008
   Serial Number: Not Specified
   Asset Tag: Not Specified
   Part Number: Not Specified
   Core Count: 2
   Core Enabled: 2
   Thread Count: 2
   Characteristics:
      64-bit capable


As you can see under "Characteristics" it shows I am "64-bit capable"

Or you can run this for something a little simpler

Code:

sudo lshw -c cpu

and the output should look like this

Code:

  *-cpu                   
       description: CPU
       product: Pentium(R) Dual-Core  CPU      E5400  @ 2.70GHz
       vendor: Intel Corp.
       physical id: 5
       bus info: cpu@0
       version: Pentium(R) Dual-Core  CPU      E5400  @ 2.70GHz
       slot: XU1 PROCESSOR
       size: 1200MHz
       capacity: 1200MHz
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 800MHz
       capabilities: x86-64 fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm xsave lahf_lm dtherm cpufreq
       configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2 threads=2


The part you are looking for is the "width" in my case it is "64 bits".