Yeah, but I wouldn't let him within a mile of Unity. SteveT On Thu, 29 Oct 2015 07:36:46 -0700 Mark Phillips wrote: > +1 for Ubuntu. Close enough to Windows that the learning curve is low. > Enforces sudo from the command line, so harder to make fatal mistakes > when one has not had enough coffee....;) > > Mark > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 6:59 AM, Michael Havens > wrote: > > > regarding mate/cinnamon: will his hardware support cinnamon? if > > there is any doubt I would put mate on his system so it dos not > > leave a bad taste in his mouth for linux. > > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Stephen Partington > > wrote: > > > >> Dont forget that there are options for live cd's so he can try > >> both and see which he likes the most. > >> > >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 12:41 AM, Phil Waclawski < > >> phil.waclawski@mesacc.edu> wrote: > >> > >>> Well, if he's never used Linux before, one of the desktop friendly > >>> distros (Mint, Ubuntu, Kubuntu) is definitely where to start, but > >>> the big help would be someone helping with the initial setup. > >>> Find out what they want. Show them how to find and install > >>> software, how to set up basic internet connections and so on. > >>> > >>> That may be of more use than the particular distro (so long as > >>> you pick a desktop friendly one. ;) > >>> > >>> Phil W > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 12:22 AM, Nathan England > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> My Pastor told me tonight he's had enough of Windows and wants > >>>> to go to Linux. > >>>> I was impressed he even knew it existed, but that's beside the > >>>> point. It left me with a hard question... > >>>> > >>>> LinuxMint Cinnamon or LinuxMint Mate > >>>> > >>>> First impressions I like that Mate shows program descriptions > >>>> (thinking it might be easier for him to find things) and I can > >>>> drag and drop applications from the menu right to the desktop. > >>>> > >>>> But Cinnamon really looks nice and has the latest libraries. > >>>> > >>>> So my question is, which is better for a complete noob to linux? > >>>> He really is only interested in LibreOffice, Chrome and maybe > >>>> Firefox. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Nathan England > >>>> nengland@nmecs.com > >>>> http://www.nmecs.com/ > >>>> Web Developer, Lamp Administrator > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you > >> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze > >> button. > >> > >> Stephen > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss