On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:25:06 -0600 jd1008 <jd1008(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/28/2014 06:09 PM, Roger wrote:
> On 28/10/14 22:26, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>
>> On 10/23/2014 03:19 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
>>> On 10/22/2014 06:11 PM, jd1008 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas what linux to use for such a person?
>>>
>>> Isn't that what Ubuntu is for?
>>
>> With Centos7, we are finally at a stable, long-term usable OS of our
>> own. Given that it is built on F19, it has support for lots of
>> notebooks and stuff. It will be around for the next 10 years.
>>
>> Just choose which desktop you 'like' the most. I personally am
>> looking very hard at xfce instead of gnome.
>>
>>
> If you want as close a whiskers to maintenance free get an
> Apple/Mac/whatever`. It makes all those problems go away. But one
> still, like with Linux, has to update.
> All things Linux require updating and maintenance. Choice of desktops
> is arbitrary because all need some learning curve. Personally I have
> no problem with Unity and the Fedora desktop, I found it a retrograde
> step going to mint, xfce or the like.
> Otherwise CentOS, Ubuntu, and the other Linuxen mentioned over the
> past weeks would suffice. Down load a few to usb sticks and try them.
> There's no easy Linux option unfortunately. As someone mentioned in
> the last days, you get recommendations from people who are comfortable
> with their own system however that may not be indicative for your case.
> This thread has gone over the same ground for many days without
> resolution because no one can solve the fear, lack of want, or
> inability to learn basic tools, and in a venture like providing an
> alternative OS and desktop, as someone pointed out to me, months ago,
> You're going to be on call for everything.
> So I'm thinking, for what it's worth, just download and try the live
> versions.
> My 0.02 cents worth
> I hope this helps in some way.
> Roger
>
As my time is not infinite :) I decided to install pclinuxos with kde DE
and bfs-PAE kernel. Yes, I will be spending some time, maybe 8 or 16 hours
bringing this lady up to speed on basic things. I will certainly automate
the updates, so she will not have to interact with the process at all.
No idea of pclinuxos, but you may consider a cron job informing her on-screen of kernel
updates which require a reboot. Of course, it is quite possible that your friend may
shutdown and reboot each time so then this advice is moot.
Thanks,
Ranjan
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