OK, all I've done have been for those older than her. Yes, she's a kid who hasn't grown up yet. One I did last year was for someone trying to get assignments done to get qualifications to then go out and get a job. Windows had been making life difficult or impossible and running a Linux system fixed her problems and she now has a job.
Tell your daughters I said I don't appreciate being called "no one".MurphCID wrote: ⤴Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:11 pmI keep trying to get my daughters to use or at least try Linux and get told: Daddy it is an old persons system, no one uses that.... Also I use Linux on my laptops because it meets all my needs.RollyShed wrote: ⤴Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:27 amOutside of your home they stay with Linux because they don't need any Windows apps and they want reliability and an easy to use system. It certainly applies to all of the installations I've done, 40+.AwesomeOpossum74 wrote: ⤴Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:11 pmAll of the moves from Windows to Linux that happened (outside my home) were due to Windows OS failures. They didn't want to pay for another Windows license, or get new hardware, so were ok with trying Linux. In all instances, they eventually moved back to Windows
Lol, I told her that I guess she is calling me old, and I got the “look”; Daddy you ARE old…..Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:11 pmTell your daughters I said I don't appreciate being called "no one".
Is she out of nappys yet? She comes across as a 10 year old, if even that. Certainly my daughter by that age was running her own life. Yes, she knows how to run a computer a bit but is better as a welder and engineer and running a business.
I had the same thoughts.
Agreed - same as Windows and MacOS and Android and OS/2 and Solaris and CP/M....Simple things that should work, but don't.
So you're using Cinnamon - not always the best choice but opinions vary. Agreed Nemo is a bit limted. So, install Thunar.[/quote]Nemo has some good features, but chokes on big files, pastes files or folders into subfolders instead of folder you drag it to. Can't seem to set default view.
I'm guessing Cinnamon has a Preferred Applications tool in its Settings/Control Panel? I have found that the normal method of Right Click>Open with Other>Select application>Tick Always do this... does not behave properly in MATE with Caja. Lasts till the end of the session then forgets. So had to use Preferred Applications.Selecting a file like a JPEG doesn't open an app I've selected as the default, instead it opens a dialogue where I choose from five apps
Evolution is an acquired taste. Cannot comment on the Outlook thing. If you want to move a message from folder to another just Right Click>Move>Select destination That way it doesn't matter how far it has to go.Only 2 full featured email programs, both of them lacking. It's like the Evolution devs (I use evolution) hate html. I can't drag old email into a new one as an attachment, as Microsoft Outlook can't read mbox. Gotta turn them to PDFs. Can't cut or copy and past messages between folders.....need to drag, sometimes a long way. Can't select specific font sizes when composing. Keeps forgetting email account passwords. And confusion about what the default Gnome email app is.
Agreed - mostly due to different toolkits - GTK2/GTK3 etc I'm lookin' at you!!Use five different programs. Get five different file choosers (file open/close dialogue box), some so screwy I can't figure out how to use them. THAT IS MY SINGLE BIGGEST DAILY OS FRUSTRATION. Column widths in choosers not remembered.
Hence Snap and flatpak......though Appimage is probably better. It depends on the App. I use Appimage for Scribus and a couple of others. Repos will always be out of date. If you demand cutting edge then it's Arch type stuff for you. Gentoo, etc etc. That way you'll really enjoy getting your hands dirty!..... And the repository versions of important software is SO out of date.
Far too broad a statement. Image manipulation can be anything from Photo editing to Painting by Numbers.Lack of a medium feature image manipulation program like paint net. Either too complex like Krita which has terrible text tools, or Pinta, which goes onto and out of active development.
That is why Gnome is doing what it is doing - and I have no qualms with that apart from some a******e telling me that some guideline says you need 3 clicks to shut down the machine..........Some great apps, OS stability, great networking tools. But what a disappointment if you are looking for a usable system.
So of you are a hobbiest with time on your hands, it's fine. For real world business, no way. I'm semi retired so it works for me. If I was busy...no way.
It's a mess. It will always be a mess and never get more than hobbiests as long as there is fragmentation rather than a team that focuses on solid consistent interface and software, getting it right and then moving on to the next project.
What's scary is I already knew that. And that nappy is short for napkin.
Americans have plenty of words that differ from Brits. Fanny pack* always makes me giggle like a child, because fanny has a VERY different meaning in the UK
She is just a typical American Millennial/Gen Z sorority girl. Linux looks old compared to the more modern look of Apple or Windows. Linux looks 10-15 years behind Microsoft as a general rule. My oldest has the same feelings towards Linux, she told me that nothing good runs on Linux, and it looks old.RollyShed wrote: ⤴Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:50 amIs she out of nappys yet? She comes across as a 10 year old, if even that. Certainly my daughter by that age was running her own life. Yes, she knows how to run a computer a bit but is better as a welder and engineer and running a business.
harry_fine seems to have a lot of problems, and none of those do I have. I've had people move to Linux Mint to get their work done as Windows just wouldn't work reliably. I've personally found Linux reliable when Windows isn't, mainly due to them not testing before sending out upgrades.
Yeah, about 180° different!
Yeah . . . . I don't get the "linux looks old" especially compared to Windows 10 or 11. The Windows 10/11 panel looks pretty much like Cinnamon and the start menu is cluttered. Although I would have to agree that the default Mint background is atrocious as is the default theme (do the dark theme crowd like them?). But the Cinnamon panel and icons are no worse than Windows. How hard would it be for Mint to change the defaults to something lighter and more attractive? Or even give a choice during the install. Want modern . . . How about a plank-like panel, Cinnamenu, a lighter theme and some nice unWindows icons by default.absque fenestris wrote: ⤴Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:40 pm The dearest company not so long ago screwed with the color scheme of the folders.
Is now Indian yellow.
You know what Indian yellow is made of?
Exactly! and looks accordingly. But modern. Well...
I never show someone interested in linux the live CD with default background and theme for the very reason you are alluding to. I always show them my laptop which has several user setting with various backgrounds and themes.
Agreed, but even after I "spice it up", they still think it is unattractive.
It's the fonts, the margins/borders of the windows, and generally everything GUI: they are diffuse, like blurred. Windows has crisp fonts, and at least when windows did have borders, they were very clear.
