And I knew I would get, and will get good info. The PLUG has never failed me.
Thank you so far. On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > Cheese.... I am going to take a stick to the spell checker, I think this > machine got infected by the cellphone... > .... Put that one on here should be Put that one on her. > .... apr should be APT... > > > On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, I tried the latest Ubuntu the other day and was not really happy >> with it. It seemed too rigid to me. >> >> I run XFCe and I use compiz for the window manager. But I do not think I >> want to try to put that one >> on here. I have run Mate in the past and only stopped when they last rev >> came out and they dropped >> Compiz, but I am tempted to go down that road.. >> >> Yes, I do disable them, I will ssh into the machine and do the apr thing. >> >> I am looking for something that she will find easy to use, she does not >> have any Windows baggage to >> deal with so as long as she can do what she needs that will be fine. She >> does have this digital signature >> dongle she has to plug in to sign documents. I hope that is not tied to >> windows. >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM King Beowulf <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM, Russell Senior <[ >>> [email protected]](mailto:On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM, >>> Russell Senior <<a href=)> wrote: >>> >>> > My first question is: what distribution do you use? >>> >>> Important point. >>> >>> > Since you are >>> > going to be her primary technical support, unless you use some >>> > completely nutso distribution (slackware? lol), >>> >>> Nutso!? You WOUND me, sir! I would demand satisfaction, my good man, if >>> this weren’t also a fair point. >>> >>> > I would pick what >>> > *you* know best, so her questions will have ready >>> >>> I also suggest to disable any automatic updates, especially kernel, as >>> this is where most “easy” distros go wrong. This applies to any OS. Also, >>> avoid any “rolling release” types. >>> >>> > On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Good day folks and happy new year... >>> >> I am about to install linux on a computer for my wife. It will be a >>> >> Framework 13. Now the fun part. >>> >> My wife has been a real luddite, but he smartphone has slowly showed >>> her >>> >> that she needs to have >>> >> a real computer for daily work. She wanted something small and light I >>> >> showed her the Framework 13 I have, she wants one. >>> >> >>> >> So my question is what distro should I put on this thing that will be >>> easy >>> >> for a very non-computer person to use. >>> >> >>> >> I am not with her all the time. She is in Costa Rica as executor of >>> her >>> >> father's estate, I go down >>> >> there when I can to help, and we are also starting a new business >>> which >>> >> entails export from >>> >> Costa Rica to USA. So she does need a computer (I have been telling >>> her >>> >> that now for many >>> >> years). >>> >> >>> >> So what distro would be best for her to start out with? >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> >>> >> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- >>> >> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. >>> >> Ph 4:13 KJV >>> >> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. >>> >> Fil 4:13 RVR1960 >> >>
