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People who have installed Linux on their parents computer, how did it go? Which distro do you recommend? Any tips? (lemmy.zip)
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There are always stories of people installing Linux on their parents computer to provide them a more secure and stable operating system, seems interesting to share experiences.

Edit: I'm assuming that parents are okay with the changes, or do not care. Obviously do not force anyone to switch OS if they don't want to.

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[-] OpenStars@discuss.online 6 points 5 months ago

WHAT!? Apparently desktop icons are forcibly rearranged and while the location of the setting varies across versions, you can turn off the auto-align to let her do that. I haven't used a Linux UI for a few years but this may help: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=288291.

I hope that helps make her happy:-).

[-] bubstance@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Well now, don't I feel stupid. I never really bother messing with customizing the desktop layout nor do I use Cinnamon regularly, so I somehow must have just glossed right over that option. She only mentioned it one time in passing and had already gotten over it by that point.

Thanks!

[-] OpenStars@discuss.online 3 points 5 months ago

I may prefer Mac OSX, but Linux really is a fantastically beautiful - and functional - OS, so I am glad that she can enjoy it better with this!:-)

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