I set up a Linux Mint distro for my technophobic mom 5 years ago and she used it daily without any trouble.
What I did though:
_ Set a wallpaper she likes. _ Remove all the icons/shortcut but the ones she really needs (Chromium, Skype, Rythmbox for music and a folder to all the movies i got for her) _ Set Google, gMail and Youtube bookmarks in Chromium.
_ And most important: DESACTIVATE THE AUTO UPDATE ! Nothing worry a non-techy more that unexpected popup. And why update something that already works ?
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49 miles = 78.8 km
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I set up a Linux Mint distro for my technophobic mom 5 years ago and she used it daily without any trouble.
What I did though:
_ Set a wallpaper she likes.
_ Remove all the icons/shortcut but the ones she really needs (Chromium, Skype, Rythmbox for music and a folder to all the movies i got for her)
_ Set Google, gMail and Youtube bookmarks in Chromium.
_ And most important: DESACTIVATE THE AUTO UPDATE ! Nothing worry a non-techy more that unexpected popup. And why update something that already works ?