Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?
On Tue 20 Dec 2016 at 06:25:52 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
> >
> >[1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has
> >LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers.
> >
>
> I suspect the User Experience is as important as Application Software.
I imagine that means something. I have a good imagination but it is
working overtime to grasp this idea.
> Do you know which desktop is being used?
>
> I've been recommending Debian to an elderly friend who has expressed
> annoyance with current version(s) of Windows. He has sent me an old laptop
> with an implied "put up or shut up". I want to put together a demo system
> that will be attractive to him. I currently planning on Mate as the desktop.
> We live 1000 miles apart so can't just drive over to show him what I use.
> Comments? TIA
Put fvwm on it. He will quickly forget about his Windows annoyances and
thank you profusely.
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