I’m visiting my parents for the holidays and convinced them to let me switch them to Linux.

They use their computer for the typical basic stuff; email, YouTube, Word, Facebook, and occasionally printing/scanning.

I promised my mom that everything would look the same and work the same. I used Linux Mint and customized the theme to look like Windows 10. I even replaced the Mint “Start” button with the Windows logo.

So far they like it and everything runs great. Plus it’s snappier now that Windows isn’t hogging all the system resources.

  • BearOfaTime
    131·
    11 months ago

    I don’t know, maybe?

    I play support now, and have for decades. Sometimes windows can be a bear.

    Maybe, for basic usage like this, Linux can make sense if it’s well thought out?

    I have an older (80’s) family friend who recently switched from a laptop to an iPad, and seems OK with it (surprisingly).