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Susan Calvin

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13. If you're wondering why I'm talking about mint when I didn't install it,

Reply to Susan Calvin (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 29, 2020, 11:18 PM

Oct 2020

I checked it out running from USB. I loved it. It's the transferring things over that stops me. And not being able to run my old programs like printmaster.

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Moving from Vista to Linux? [View all] grumpyduck Oct 2020 OP

if she can't write code, update to windows 10 might be better nt msongs Oct 2020 #1

I disagree. A vista era computer will choke on Win 10. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #6

Are you saying you have to be able to write code to use Linux? Susan Calvin Oct 2020 #7

And also what do you mean by writing code? Susan Calvin Oct 2020 #11

Ubuntu Linux. John Ludi Oct 2020 #2

I switched to Linux. Quemado Oct 2020 #3

10 yr old machine can be challenging but mint Linux beachbumbob Oct 2020 #4

Oh I so agree about mint. Susan Calvin Oct 2020 #8

And yes I checked over that mysterious returned computer Susan Calvin Oct 2020 #9

And I hope some kid that needed it Susan Calvin Oct 2020 #12

If you're wondering why I'm talking about mint when I didn't install it, Susan Calvin Oct 2020 #13

I keep windows 7 on one of my old laptops when I need a specific program not found beachbumbob Oct 2020 #15

I run Fedora Linux on my personal laptop after trying to repair a broken windows installation. CentralMass Oct 2020 #5

Google? I don't think so. nt Susan Calvin Oct 2020 #10

? CentralMass Oct 2020 #14

Well, not just Google. Susan Calvin Oct 2020 #16

Linux is not for everyone. CentralMass Oct 2020 #17

I run Chromium browser, no problems on Linux bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #19

Been running Linux since Vista went defunct because many sites stopped working. bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #18