On 30 December 2015 at 13:42, D. Hugh Redelmeier <h...@mimosa.com> wrote:
> Machine: old P4 with 1G of RAM an 80G HDD.
> Was running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
>
> I'm trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS but Unity is a real pig with the
> ancient Intel 865G graphics.  Any desktop that tries to use 3D
> acceleration will be awful.  I strongly suspect Fedora's
> Gnome would be bad.
>
> Is there an easy choice?  Would Mint work?
>
> The system should be self-explanatory to casual former Windows users.

Elementary OS (https://elementary.io/) might be worth a look.  I've
installed it and played with it, but it's not for an inveterate
tinkerer like myself.  Read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_os for their ideas about how
an OS should act (which suggests it would be a good choice for your
target audience ... if the video works).

-- 
Giles
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giles...@gmail.com
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