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Switched my Parents to Linux (lemmy.ml)
submitted 9 months ago by Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I'm visiting my parents for the holidays and convinced them to let me switch them to Linux.

They use their computer for the typical basic stuff; email, YouTube, Word, Facebook, and occasionally printing/scanning.

I promised my mom that everything would look the same and work the same. I used Linux Mint and customized the theme to look like Windows 10. I even replaced the Mint "Start" button with the Windows logo.

So far they like it and everything runs great. Plus it's snappier now that Windows isn't hogging all the system resources.

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It's so funny that having a different theme makes the computer hard to use for some parents. :)

Those people drive cars on the road!

[–] corship@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

I wouldn't be overly harsh.

Some logos/images/designs are simply hardwired to the function that they can't remember where the apps are if the logo changes. I'm pretty sure I'll be the same if I use something for 30 years.

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

Got my dad on Mint for a few years now. That me reminds me I have to check which version he is on. He might still be on 20 something.

[–] SigHunter@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

I switched my mothers Laptop to Gentoo with KDE some time ago and she did not even notice, because I placed the firefox icon at the same location it was in windows .. 😜 she noticed only that the wallpaper is different

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

set up some remote desktop in case you need to support them when your vacation ends

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Rustdesk! Its a GUI copy of Teamviewer but it works.

It has all the DynDNS stuff that miss in all the other options so they are unusable in countries where IP addresses change.

But no wayland, yet.

[–] miningforrocks@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Rustdesk supports Wayland but only "experimental"

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It doesnt work. Just static viewing.

[–] kzhe@lemmy.zip 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Worked for me...?

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Cool! On wayland? What compositor, flatpak or native?

[–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Master....please teach me your ways.

[–] radioactiveradio@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Just uninstall your proprietary parent and install Linux.