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Re: Life after Windows 7

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On 2019-06-16, Steve555 <Steve555@reallybogus.nodomain.nowhere.invalid> wrote:
> On 2019-06-16, Steve555 <Steve555@reallybogus.nodomain.nowhere.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2019-05-21, Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> wrote:
>>> I knew the day was coming, and it seems there's now only eight months 
>>> left before Windows 7 support ceases.
>>>
>>> I could probably switch to Linux, and run Windows 7 stuff in a VM for 
>>> any programs that aren't supported under Linux. I already have several 
>>> systems running Linux anyway (Fedora, for historical reasons).
>>>
>>> Alas, I don't think that's an option for my family members, and I see 
>>> Windows 10 in their futures, which probably means that I'll end up 
>>> dealing with the issues that arise when its behaviour its modified 
>>> without warning with updates.
>>>
>>> Actually, I'm not sure why I'm posting this. Maybe I'm just hoping for 
>>> some reassurance that things won't be that bad.
>>>
>>> Probably the wrong group for that.
>>>
>>> Sylvia.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> If you want an easy way to try linux, I can recommend linux mint.
>> I installed it recently on an old netbook and everything worked
>> straight out of the box, including wifi and even my usb HP all-in-one
>> laserprinter.  Personally I prefer more bare-bones linux versions
>> like slackware, but if you just want something for a quick try-out
>> with minimal configuration, then mint is a good one to try.
>> https://linuxmint.com/
>>
> If you do decide to try it, the Cinnamon desktop is the best one IMHO.

Bot Cinnamon and MATE are broken in their own individual ways. I used
to use MATE but have switched to Cinnamon; TBH, they both irritate me,
but Cinnamon irritates me slight less.


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Life after Windows 7 Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2019-05-21 13:07 +1000
  Re: Life after Windows 7 Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2019-05-21 07:27 +0000
    Re: Life after Windows 7 Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2019-05-21 19:17 +1000
  Re: Life after Windows 7 Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2019-05-21 11:09 +0100
    Re: Life after Windows 7 mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2019-05-29 18:19 +0100
      Re: Life after Windows 7 ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2019-05-29 21:19 -0500
        Re: Life after Windows 7 mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2019-05-30 17:24 +0100
          Re: Life after Windows 7 mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2019-06-02 19:11 +0100
  Re: Life after Windows 7 Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-05-21 10:14 +0000
    Re: Life after Windows 7 "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2019-05-21 12:54 +0200
      Re: Life after Windows 7 Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-05-21 10:58 +0000
      Re: Life after Windows 7 kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2019-05-21 12:28 -0400
        Re: Life after Windows 7 Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-05-21 19:49 +0000
        Re: Life after Windows 7 RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2019-05-22 22:30 -0400
        Re: Life after Windows 7 Stephen Hall <s__hall@gmail.com> - 2019-06-07 20:54 +0000
          Re: Life after Windows 7 RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2019-06-07 23:07 -0400
            Re: Life after Windows 7 Ryan Kavanagh <rkavanagh@cs.cmu.edu> - 2019-06-08 12:30 -0400
          Re: Life after Windows 7 kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2019-06-08 10:11 -0400
            Re: Life after Windows 7 Stephen Hall <s__hall@gmail.com> - 2019-06-08 19:31 +0000
  Re: Life after Windows 7 Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2019-05-21 10:47 +0000
  Re: Life after Windows 7 Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2019-05-21 11:28 +0000
  Re: Life after Windows 7 Nyssa <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net> - 2019-05-21 08:43 -0400
  Re: Life after Windows 7 mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2019-05-29 18:16 +0100
  Re: Life after Windows 7 Steve555 <Steve555@reallybogus.nodomain.nowhere.invalid> - 2019-06-16 23:00 +0000
    Re: Life after Windows 7 Steve555 <Steve555@reallybogus.nodomain.nowhere.invalid> - 2019-06-16 23:18 +0000
      Re: Life after Windows 7 Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-06-17 08:40 +0000
    Re: Life after Windows 7 Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2019-06-17 08:35 +0000

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