mint /thread.

On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 8:54 PM, Paul Griswold <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I figure there are some linux fans here, so hopefully someone has a
> suggestion.
>
> My 70+ year old dad has a very old laptop that's still running XP.  It's
> not worth paying money to update, but he still wants to use it.  I figure
> linux was the way to go & normally would go right to Ubuntu.  But I know a
> few years back they started their Unity front end and I don't think my dad
> could handle it.
>
> Is there something super-easy that a completely non-tech savvy older
> person could use?  I've heard some decent things about Mint, but know
> nearly nothing about it.
>
> If not, I'm just going to boot & nuke the thing and tell him to give it
> away and buy a new computer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
>
>  ᐧ
>

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