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 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