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| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1345803 | 2013-06-14 09:50:00 | Linux Mint, just trying it myself, seems good. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1345804 | 2013-06-14 10:55:00 | I guess linux mint will be the way to go. Don't think the windows license on the old machine can be transferred without voiding agreements. | QW. (15883) | ||
| 1345805 | 2013-06-14 12:16:00 | I guess linux mint will be the way to go. Don't think the windows license on the old machine can be transferred without voiding agreements. If you don't tell Microsoft they won't know... ;) But more Linux users are always better |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1345806 | 2013-06-14 13:32:00 | more Linux users are always better :+1: |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1345807 | 2013-06-14 21:38:00 | I agree, Linux Mint, and then just chuck an easily accessible icon for Chrome. Show them how to run the updates (Little shield icon in their taskbar) and that's literally all you need to show them. Tell them no more antivirus, no anti-spyware, no defragmenting the HDD, just fire it up, use Chrome, and that's it! :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1345808 | 2013-06-14 23:21:00 | Well I'd say Firefox, but each to their own... | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1345809 | 2013-06-15 00:01:00 | Linux is perfect for this as long as they don't decide they want to do other things as well. If they discover a program they want to install or an online game that doesn't work be prepared for that. I'm still of the opinion Linux is best suited for Enthusiasts who take the time and effort to learn the ins and outs and not that well suited for casual users. Sure it performs the core functions "out of the box" and that is enough for some people but it can also be a headache when someone tries to connect an unsupported bit of hardware to it or wants to add features that aren't in the package manager. Things like printers, Cameras, USB audio devices, smartphones, tablets, etc - may or may not work when plugged in and may or may not have a solution available which a non linux savvy user may or may not be able to do themselves... you get the point. I'm not a linux user and far from experienced with it. Every year or so I decide to give it a whirl and see if it's got better (and to it's credit it always has). I've been very impressed with how easy it is to install a distro these days and how everything tends to work without hassles initially. I tried Ubuntu and Mint last time, preferred Mint purely because it looked nicer and didn't put the window close button on the opposite side of the window to MS OS's. but after I finish doing some browsing and setting up my E-mail I find I have no real use for Linux and everything else I'm used to doing on a PC requires more research and effort to get working (if it even can) and I go back to windows. Things I've failed to get working under Linux; Sound - on an older board and distro but still My brother MF laser Games - I really didn't try for long it's just too much hassle Blu-ray playback (tried various linux versions and XBMC as an experiment with a media PC, ended up using windows media centre with a whole lot more ease) my old camera that needed software installed on the PC - new one works These issues are all most likely able to be solved, the point is that a casual linux user like myself is likely to give up in frustration and want to use windows instead. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1345810 | 2013-06-15 00:14:00 | Hardware support gets better all the time but you are right, some printers and things just don't work well or at all. It's a worthwhile thing to note. The good thing about Linux though is that once something is supported, it's generally always supported after that. With the latest version of Windows you often find your old devices don't work any more. Not usually the case with Linux. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1345811 | 2013-06-15 00:18:00 | use Chrome, and that's it!Or Iron (www.srware.net) even, as we've recently discovered ;) | Greg (193) | ||
| 1345812 | 2013-06-15 09:29:00 | fossforce.com | zqwerty (97) | ||
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