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> she was acting like I had pushed her onto debian or something. I've actually upgraded elderly people's computers from various Windows versions to various Ubu
by dotancohen 1y ago
> she was acting like I had pushed her onto debian or something.
I've actually upgraded elderly people's computers from various Windows versions to various Ubuntu versions. I always tell them it's the newest Windows version, and very rarely have seen any problems. No joke, one of the biggest issues I saw was finding a solitaire program similar enough to the windows solitaire program.
- CalRobert 1y agoAs someone who liked windows seven I find Ubuntu clearer than windows 11.
- protocolture 1y agoNot @ you in particular, but theres a rogue "computer guy" in my dads town who literally goes around "fixing" elderly peoples computers for a few hundred bucks, all he does is format them and install linux mint. My dad, who is a little bit technical from a long time ago, spends a lot of time helping distraught users reinstall windows (to get some application going that the brains trust of the middle of nowhere australia cant get going on linux) or just helping people recover photos etc from cloud backups. Guys like an old west linux bandit or something.
- dotancohen 1y agoFor what it's worth I've never been paid for that service. And I go to great trouble in enumerating the applications that people use and the files that they access, including cloud files.