Lubuntu looks easy ... I just did test run. You have up to date packages with not too many bells.<br><br>On Sunday, September 28, 2014, Beddingfield, Allen <<a href="mailto:allen@ua.edu">allen@ua.edu</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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...)<br>
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Allen Beddingfield<br>
Systems Engineer<br>
The University of Alabama<br>
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Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 3:14 PM<br>
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<br>
Subject: [ale] Older parent friendly desktop WM<br>
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I need some suggestions on a lightweight desktop WM that would be<br>
friendly to my parents that are used to Windows. My dad just got<br>
scammed by one of these "driver update" scareware companies (it was a<br>
pop-up ad) that charge high dollar amounts for installing free software.<br>
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I think it's probably time to shift them over to Linux, isolate them<br>
from administrative functions, but leave the system looking friendly.<br>
<br>
Ubuntu might be a bit too much and too heavy for their laptop. I tend<br>
to use fluxbox but that's a bit too minimal. :)<br>
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