[ale] Older parent friendly desktop WM

[Boris Borisov]

Lubuntu looks easy ... I just did test run. You have up to date packages
with not too many bells.

On Sunday, September 28, 2014, Beddingfield, Allen <allen at ua.edu> wrote:

> The default installation of XFCE on openSUSE looks similar to a Windows 95
> start menu setup.  Easy to use, lightweight, and just gets out of the way.
> That, with Chromium + Pepper Flash and VLC Player should play most anything
> needed (videos, etc...)
> --
> Allen Beddingfield
> Systems Engineer
> The University of Alabama
>
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> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 3:14 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] Older parent friendly desktop WM
>
> I need some suggestions on a lightweight desktop WM that would be
> friendly to my parents that are used to Windows.  My dad just got
> scammed by one of these "driver update" scareware companies (it was a
> pop-up ad) that charge high dollar amounts for installing free software.
>
> I think it's probably time to shift them over to Linux, isolate them
> from administrative functions, but leave the system looking friendly.
>
> Ubuntu might be a bit too much and too heavy for their laptop.  I tend
> to use fluxbox but that's a bit too minimal. :)
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