Fi, On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 20:02 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> So now I'd like to put ubuntu onto the desktop and give it to my mum. > She's a complete computing novice but as I'm going to be helping her & > I think she'd be better off learning to use ubuntu than windows. I'd > like to also install XP 'just in case'. Why bother with XP at all? If your mother is a complete novice and she has no prior experience, then just teach her how to use Ubuntu! I did something similar with my own mother about a year ago. She was such a novice that I had to teach her how to use a mouse! I decided that XP and all its headaches with viruses and spy ware would be too much for her and since I live 300 miles away not easy for me to fix, so I gave her a machine with Ubuntu on with ssh access. I visit about twice a year and do an upgrade, but other than that I've no need to visit to fix anything. Her needs are quite simple though. WEB browsing, e-mail (thanks, Googlemail!), oh and playing cards! Just my two pen'orth! Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
