Looking for an end user document/book that's distribution agnostic. Focused on basics, such as how to view a PDF file.
This for someone who knows how to use a web browser and can use > Callibre Writer on rare occasions but doesn't understand the different file > types and > how to access them. > > Suggestions, please. > Based on the above, any modern user-friendliness distro this user is likely to use will most likely have all the apps for common file types. Here's a really simple way to know what app to use for a file. Just type the file extension into the start menu search bar. mp3 lists music player app pdf lists the pdf app xl lists the spreadsheet app The other thing is most start menus will have the apps grouped so a user may not now the difference between a gif and jpg but under Graphics menu is Gimp image editor. The really tricky part of this is that they are often times many different apps for the same file type that are either written for specific desktop enviro and/or different features for the user. An easy example we all know is apps that allow you to view a PDF and apps that you can use to edit them, that aren't a complete nightmare to use. Last consideration is that if I knew I was going to get the support calls for this user, I'd install the least amount of apps necessary and the most basic and simplest apps so they user couldn't get into too much app specific trouble. You can also install Linux distros that were specifically developed for people moving from MS WIN or Apple systems. Here's one such list and Mint is not in the top 3: maketecheasier.com/best-linux-distro-for-windows-users/ _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
