Which easy mode distro would you recommend for my elderly mother who has shown a mild interest to try linux?
by linuxuser371038 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6MR7G)
She is often complaining how her windows computer gets bogged down and clogged up every so often. She will sometimes end up just doing a refresh and repeat the process when it slows down again.
I tell her to use linux. She is reluctant due to seeming complexity and fear of trying something she is not used to and her only knowledge of it being none user friendly.
This most recent time she was moaning about windows I suggested it again and she said if I set it up for her she will try it.
I said I would get a livecd for her to try it out.
I am an archer so obv that is not for her. I know classically ubuntu is the user friendly linux flavour although I have read there are other contenders, some geared towards ex windows users, though know nothing of them except having come across the names here and there. Just reading an article which says so though interested to put it to the forum for opinions.
So is ubuntu the best bet or another one to get her over her windows withdrawals?
If she does begin to use as her main OS I could envision the update process may cause her problems. I remember ubuntu has an autoupdater like windows so should it be a fairly smooth transition?
I tell her to use linux. She is reluctant due to seeming complexity and fear of trying something she is not used to and her only knowledge of it being none user friendly.
This most recent time she was moaning about windows I suggested it again and she said if I set it up for her she will try it.
I said I would get a livecd for her to try it out.
I am an archer so obv that is not for her. I know classically ubuntu is the user friendly linux flavour although I have read there are other contenders, some geared towards ex windows users, though know nothing of them except having come across the names here and there. Just reading an article which says so though interested to put it to the forum for opinions.
So is ubuntu the best bet or another one to get her over her windows withdrawals?
If she does begin to use as her main OS I could envision the update process may cause her problems. I remember ubuntu has an autoupdater like windows so should it be a fairly smooth transition?