We just got through upgrading a Win7 machine to win10, just using the free upgrade available from M$. This little notebook happened to have enough oomph to handle the 'free upgrade' win10 home that M$ has for all win7 and win8 users. If it didn't work, it would have been just a bit more eWaste(tm).
I have done basic Ubuntu type installs on almost any machine for upgrading old-slow to basic working machines or even slow servers. Others will have a suggestion for the best current distribution for this purpose. Let us know what you do! On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 11:16 AM Michael L <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CALdmzXaoH4AJvj2tKdr3URVTierpzE6mxWZJRPteCEnrQiNgOw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ><> ... Jack If you are not paying for something, you are not a consumer, you are the product. - Chamath Palihapitiya "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Ben Franklin -- -- 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/CAFq0N1wUgaTqJrVvxJzh%3DKz_66yHf-_nML-EbQWs0JjO6AdLxw%40mail.gmail.com.
