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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Raymondavalon
    Cheers, I'll look into that.
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • bushu
    bushu Posts: 711
    mmmmint,
    good call plus im sure you don't need to add proprietary software after the install
    as they include media codecs which i know is at least a dozen clicks in Ubuntu :lol:

    +1
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I thought they'd caved in, and all the media stuff was now in the default Ubuntu install?
  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    Chrome OS is pointless unless you have constant internet access, and only use it for checking emails and facebook.

    Ubuntu is great, and boots from cold faster than Windows IMO. I ran it off an external hard drive for a bit, and it came in handy to recover from a rather nasty virus. Got a new pc coming which is going to have a dual boot Ubuntu/Win 7.

    Anyway, to answer your question, I would install it, install everything they might need, and then give it to them. Once it's set-up, its fine for anyone to use. I would recommend using version 10.04 over 11.04 though.
    And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    firefox%20windows%20issue.jpg:lol:
  • bushu
    bushu Posts: 711
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    firefox%20windows%20issue.jpg:lol:

    oooo thas tickled me :lol:
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  • Curious Yellow
    Curious Yellow Posts: 281
    I've put Ubuntu on a PC for about the same reason. Didn't want to fork out for a copy of Windows and didn't want the users to call me every 5 minutes a pop up appeared.

    Seems it depends on their usage. If all they're doing is web browsing, then Ubuntu is great.

    You run into some problems if they want to create content. I put Open Office on the PCs I built. Some people get on with it ok, some people go "Word? Where's Word? I NEED WORD!" and refuse to believe there's other word processing software that can do the same job. Those people sadly can not be helped.

    I'd say it's not a crazy idea, but know your user before you put it on there. If she's someone who can understand that software doesn't have to be Brand Name X to work, then she should be ok.
  • solosuperia
    solosuperia Posts: 333
    In your discussions about Windows V Linux nobody has raised the question of viruses. The chance of picking up a virus or malware etc in linux is nil. I have no virus protection on my PC, but because of the way I have set my PC up in Ubuntu have no concerns running banking etc.
    I am no computing expert but have set up LAMP with only silly problems easily rectified with common sense.
    Oh yes better mention that I prefer Campag for its looks over Shimano!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    SoloSuperia, in this day and age, viruses are as good as a thing of the past.
    I used to have to repair the damage that viruses had done to people's machines on a pretty regular basis, but haven't had to do so in a long while.
    The most common modern attack vectors all apply to any platform, and relies upon essentially tricking the user.
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Curious Yellow wrote:

    You run into some problems if they want to create content. I put Open Office on the PCs I built. Some people get on with it ok, some people go "Word? Where's Word? I NEED WORD!" and refuse to believe there's other word processing software that can do the same job. Those people sadly can not be helped.

    I was quite impressed, I gave a quick demo on my laptop, clicked on the menu that contained the 'office' software, she pointed at Writer and said "so Writer's the same as Word then?", and when she opened it she said "Oh it's exactly the same really, if I have to email stuff to college they'll be able to open it with Word won't they?"

    She's already thinking about compatibility of file formats, I'm so proud! :lol:
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • Cferg
    Cferg Posts: 347
    Yeah, the LibreOffice stuff is very good, have used 'writer' which is a carbon copy of word and 'Calc' is excel in disguise both excellent and compatible.
  • craker
    craker Posts: 1,739
    I've got lUbuntu on an old machine. Fast but don't expect to do the things you take for granted on Windows without a fight. NTFS drive? Mount it first. Welcome to editing config files, learning linux command line and beating your head against the desk.

    Need to find a driver? Need to install a driver? (shudder...)

    Also I've had a couple of linux boxes die unexpectedly after they auto-updated. My tip woud be to turn off auto updating to save you from all the pestering and pointless package updates.

    My mum and dad used a Ubuntu box I gave them for a couple of years. It worked fine for them with minimal intervention from me although they felt it was like running a cheap O/S. They're much happier with an XP machine I got them to replace it.

    You can get an XP oem license for £10 or so - that may be worth a look.

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