On Saturday 05 March 2011 09:00:02 slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote: > I'm investigating Linux for seniors, wondering if anyone has any > pointers. > > One of my relatives is getting frail :-( and having more and more > problems - randomly clicking/dragging stuff, destroying applications and > the desktop, etc. A computer for them = "email, ninemsn (ie web)", and > occasionally "get photos from camera, print stuff". > > So far Ubuntu Remix looks good (big icons, simplified). Or maybe > standard Ubuntu desktop and use Pessulus [1] to lock it down a bit. > > Any other suggestions?
I agree the ubuntu remix (10.04 not 10.10) makes a very nice desktop. My far-away-AH of a brother runs my 85yo mother on KDE. She struggles lots, not finding icons in the task bar, not being able to see ... <aaaargh> I run my 70yo father-in-law on straight ubuntu. The nightmare of virus- scanners, trojans et al are a thing of the past. 'I love linux' is his utterance and recently he 'converted his neighbour' by installing 10.10 on her HP laptop. I run the 90yo mother of a mate on 10.04 remix and I never hear from her except via the grandchildren to whom she sings praise about james. I think a great loss occured from 10.04 to 10.10 on ubuntu remix. (And it is very non-trivial to fix) James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
