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I put my mum on Linux Mint, hid the menu launcher and put icons for all the stuff she uses on her desktop, set updates to automatic and put her on a Gmail accou
by noir_lord 9y ago
I put my mum on Linux Mint, hid the menu launcher and put icons for all the stuff she uses on her desktop, set updates to automatic and put her on a Gmail account on a domanin I own.
That and a basic crash course in treat everything as suspicious unless you know it isn't has sufficed so far.
If she has any doubts she just rings me but that's rare.
- rubatuga 9y agoMain reason not to use Linux is because there’s no Microsoft Office support
- reitanqild 9y agoActually I guess oldtimers (i.e. the parents of most of us) would prefer real menus.
- noir_lord 9y agoMy mum writes a fair bit, I switched her from Office to LibreOffice with few issues.