On Tue, 2004-04-27 at 11:14, Craig Thomas wrote: > On Tue, 2004-04-27 at 10:35, Jay Daniels wrote: > > i see this as an oppertunity to convert her to Linux on her Sony VAIO > > laptop. however, i don't want to hear her bitchin' and complaining for > > the next 20 years or ever how long i have left;) > My wife and 6 year old daughter use FC1. Sure makes my life easier > without a Windoze box at home. [FYI we have very different hardware than > you...much older and a desktop]....YMMV. > > > she basically uses the laptop as a desktop pc to > > read mail via a webmail service, surf the net, purchase online, > > save family photos to cdr, and print stuff. she would use X almost > > entirely with the mouse under a normal user account. she also has no > > interest in learning unix/linux commands or the shell. > Ditto usage wise. > > Have you ever set up her/your model printer under *nix? that was the > only technical trouble I had with the conversion. I bought a new $60 > ink jet after a knock down drag out fight with CUPS using an HP LaserJet > 1000. Also, she has 100's of old .doc files and some lost their > formatting in OO, mostly font related. This has been the only real > trouble [from the wife]. > > > > has anyone tried to convert someone to Linux, how did it go? > To help keep the peace in case of trouble, you may want to create a dual > boot system if you have the drive space. > > Maybe I should also mention that we're still married and never fight > about computers directly =} > > > jay > > -Craig The only concern that I know of is Sony Vaio's have had problems with Linux, but not impossible. I would Google this for ease and sanity. -- jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
