[ale] Older parent friendly desktop WM

[Jim Lynch]

On 09/29/2014 10:52 AM, Preston wrote:
> On 9/28/2014 3:14 PM, Alex Carver wrote:
>> 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. :)
>>
> I've put PeppermintOS on lots of peoples laptops/netbooks. It's a small
> footprint cloud friendly spin of Linux Mint (made by LM devs) and uses
> an LXDE environment. It also has a nice Software Center that people find
> easy to use.
>
> If you want to stick with something longterm how about Lubuntu LTS?
>
> As an aside, I was a longtime fluxbox user, but pulled a stint with
> FVWM-Crystal and now have become entrapped in Openbox land.
>
>
>
> Preston
>
Since you mentioned Peppermint, why not recommend Five which is based on 
14.04 and has the same long term support as Lubuntu?

Jim.