I have to deliver a replacement system for a Win7 machine sometime tomorrow for a 77 year old computer hater who also hates change. I've been dreading this, feeling a little against the wall, but I believe I'll see good results with Linux (instead of Win10). I have a Win8 / Ubuntu machine with (I think) 4GB RAM to spare, worth upgrading to 8GB RAM? I also have a powerful Win7 / Ubuntu machine with 8GB RAM available. Or should I go get something with 12GB RAM? Just for websurfing and data entry.
I myself have been on Ubuntu for 18 months so I suppose Kubuntu 18.04 should be my first attempt at a Win7 look alike. Others that show up in top 5 search are ZorinOS, ChaletOS, Robolinux, LinuxMint. I've not customized a desktop, but supposedly it's not too hard if necessary. So if anyone knows of any pitfalls to avoid or has found other good Win7 replacements, I'm all ears. ALSO, equally important, I want to have my list of selling points ready in case needed to head off expected complaints: 1. FOSS - free helps 2. LTS- less change *3. Multi-user- easier to administrate by logging in remotely without interrupting user activity vs. Windows being single user OS* 4. no Windows updates needed 5. Freedom from Microsoft penitentiary extortion racket (see you later Bill Gates😁) Thank you most kindly -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CALdmzXaoH4AJvj2tKdr3URVTierpzE6mxWZJRPteCEnrQiNgOw%40mail.gmail.com.
