Howdy!
My parents have a 10+ years old HP that is almost unusable, but they want to keep the computer since they use it to print documents and it “looks nice.” I’m trying to find a viable solution to make the PC run smoother. Here are the options I’m considering, and I want your opinion on those:
- Install a Windows-like Linux distro so my parents aren’t lost. I showed them Ubuntu, but it wasn’t conclusive.
- Running a thin client that connects via RDP to a Windows 10 or 11 VM on my Proxmox server. Would USB passthrough work? We have a stable network, so latency isn’t a big issue.
Since I’m only home during weekends, I don’t want something that could break easily. Technology and them is not a match.
If you have any other ideas, I would really appreciate it.
Happy homelabbing!
Why make it complicated? Throw an ssd and at least 8gb of ram, should be fine to run windows 10.