On 10/23/2014 12:37 PM, jd1008 wrote:
>
> On 10/23/2014 11:35 AM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
>> On 10/23/2014 11:55 AM, Steven Rosenberg wrote:
>>> There are i586 Skype packages for CentOS 7 in the Nux
repo:
>>>
http://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7/x86_64/skype-4.2.0.13-1.R.i586.rpm
>>>
andhttp://li.nux.ro/download/nux/dextop/el7/x86_64/skype-4.3.0.37-2.R.i586.rpm
>>
>> They provide the 32-bit libraries that Skype requires.
This will only help Skype run. You will have trouble getting other
proprietary apps to run so do not use this as a "well, 32-bit apps
will work" excuse.
>>
>>> I'm assuming there are 32-bit libraries for
RHEL/CentOS, just like in Fedora.
>>
>> There is no 32-bit environment. This is a feature of RHEL
7.
>>
>> https://access.redhat.com/solutions/509373
>>
>> Do you need additional proof?
>>
> The primary apps she will need on a linux installation are a
high quality (and full functionality)
> of a pdf reader/creator. That will/might have to be a
non-free (money-wise) item.
> Other than that, either libreofficeor openoffice plus
Firefox will be all she needs.
> VLC and SMPLAYER will also be required, along with a decent
photo gallery viewer
> where she can vie the photos in auto-sequencing style or
manually click on "next".
>
> That's really about it.
>
My wife has similar needs. She's intelligent enough, but patently
uninterested in delving into the playground that operating systems
are for me. For many years now - and this should not be a
surprising answer to a question on a Fedora list - she has been
using Fedora.
At first, there were a lot of "How do I do this thing I don't
already know how to do" questions. I had to set up the machine with
flash and rpmfusion codecs for her. With that out of the way,
'support requests' are rare; it just works.
You should expect some form of learning curve when moving between
*any two operating systems* - Windows to Windows, distro to distro,
DE to DE, things are not exactly the same. Don't promise that they
will be the same. Familiarity has two states: known and unknown.
Don't think that because KDE looks kind of like XP before you start
using it, and $distro uses KDE for their default image, that $distro
is the best choice for your user. Major desktop enviroments provide
fairly streamlined ways to perform common tasks; any thing more
complex and you, as the linux evangelist in the situation, will be
responsible for providing assistance.
So I suggest you choose the distribution that you are most
comfortable with, the one that you feel will provide the best
support for *you* to support her. Let her choose her own desktop
environment; that's part of what makes Linux fun.
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