Has anyone here considered installing a linux distro on their aging parents' computers to protect them from the exploit-happy Windows environment?
I was thinking about this recently for my dad who keeps getting "hacked" and only really uses his PC for a lightweight gaming client so he can play backgammon online (and an additional add-on utility that analyzes his gameplay).
He absolutely won't use anything that requires learning something new, but I could probably simulate his Windows experience with the gaming app in Wine, if the rest of the OS had a Windows-like interface.
Has anyone here considered installing a linux distro on their aging parents' computers to protect them from the exploit-happy Windows environment?
I was thinking about this recently for my dad who keeps getting "hacked" and only really uses his PC for a lightweight gaming client so he can play backgammon online (and an additional add-on utility that analyzes his gameplay).
He absolutely won't use anything that requires learning something new, but I could probably simulate his Windows experience with the gaming app in Wine, if the rest of the OS had a Windows-like interface.
What do y'all think?
LinuxMint is supposedly Windows like. It could be what your dad needs.