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Don't worry about making it "look like windows". Just use the default KDE Plasma desktop. Will LibreOffice suffice as a stand in for MS Office for her? (It sho

Don't worry about making it "look like windows". Just use the default KDE Plasma desktop. Will LibreOffice suffice as a stand in for MS Office for her? (It should if her spreadsheets aren't full of macros). LibreOffice has a ribbon; learn how to enable it. Does she currently use OneDrive? Obviously web browsing won't be an issue (just use Firefox+uBlock Origin). Does she watch Peacock streaming on the laptop? It blocks Linux for no good reason (DRM shills please stay quiet). She can get used to the new interface just like when would have to if she got a new version of Windows -- if she feels like it.

jlund-molfese 4y ago
I really wouldn't recommend LibreOffice Writer for collaboration with other people. You never know how your documents are going to look when they're opened up in Word, and vice versa. Photoshop is at least a decade ahead of GIMP, and has a less embarrassing name. As someone who's used desktop Linux for the last 10 years, it's come a long way, but is still a personal choice that works well for some workflows and not others. Also, common sites like OpenTable block access to anyone with a Linux user agent for no reason. Imagine hearing "sorry honey I couldn't get dinner reservations for our anniversary because you forced me to use that weird new desktop environment"!
- blendergeek 4y ago
  > I really wouldn't recommend LibreOffice Writer for collaboration with other people. You never know how your documents are going to look when they're opened up in Word, and vice versa. Remember to set up fonts correctly. Install all the microsoft fonts that you can on Linux and then use Carlito/Caldea as replacements for Calibri/Cambria. Most of the weird layout issues going back and forth between MS Word and LibreOffice are about fonts. > Photoshop is at least a decade ahead of GIMP, and has a less embarrassing name. The average user can get by with photopea which works in the browser (or so I hear from HN). For me, The GIMP works just fine. > Also, common sites like OpenTable block access to anyone with a Linux user agent for no reason. I just used OpenTable on Linux five seconds ago. I know that some sites (very few actually, I mentioned Peacock as one) block Linux users; luckily OpenTable isn't one of these (anymore?).
- HKH2 4y ago
  I don't know what Photoshop has done in a decade, but Krita is way ahead of GIMP.

jlund-molfese 4y ago

I really wouldn't recommend LibreOffice Writer for collaboration with other people. You never know how your documents are going to look when they're opened up in Word, and vice versa. Photoshop is at least a decade ahead of GIMP, and has a less embarrassing name. As someone who's used desktop Linux for the last 10 years, it's come a long way, but is still a personal choice that works well for some workflows and not others. Also, common sites like OpenTable block access to anyone with a Linux user agent for no reason. Imagine hearing "sorry honey I couldn't get dinner reservations for our anniversary because you forced me to use that weird new desktop environment"!

blendergeek 4y ago
> I really wouldn't recommend LibreOffice Writer for collaboration with other people. You never know how your documents are going to look when they're opened up in Word, and vice versa. Remember to set up fonts correctly. Install all the microsoft fonts that you can on Linux and then use Carlito/Caldea as replacements for Calibri/Cambria. Most of the weird layout issues going back and forth between MS Word and LibreOffice are about fonts. > Photoshop is at least a decade ahead of GIMP, and has a less embarrassing name. The average user can get by with photopea which works in the browser (or so I hear from HN). For me, The GIMP works just fine. > Also, common sites like OpenTable block access to anyone with a Linux user agent for no reason. I just used OpenTable on Linux five seconds ago. I know that some sites (very few actually, I mentioned Peacock as one) block Linux users; luckily OpenTable isn't one of these (anymore?).
HKH2 4y ago
I don't know what Photoshop has done in a decade, but Krita is way ahead of GIMP.