Linux Lite 4.0 Beta Released

[mdiemer]

[quote author=mdiemer link=topic=5379.msg40955#msg40955 date=1526356391]
Interesting discussion here, hope it's OK if I jump in.

Hi, mdiemer! You are always welcome.

I take care of my wife's computer, and will not let her use that spyware. she is currently still on Windows 7, and I plan to put Linux Lite on her computer as soon as 4.0 comes out. Only a year and a half till W7 EOL! She will need that time to transition to Linux.

To my mind, the best way to gradually accustom your wife to Linux is to install it alongside with Windows and let your wife work on the PC changing the platforms now and then, so that she herself could see what is what. Time is not pressing till W7 EOL so far. It would be interesting to learn more about her first impressions about using Linux, I hope, in the near future. I am just looking forward to hearing from you soon. I like such stories.
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I do intend to install Linux Lite as a dual-boot. You're right, there seems to be no immediate rush, but we should remember that the vast majority of folks are not even close to being geeks, and have no desire to be. They just want the damn thing to work. For them, the closer to Windows the better, and the lower the learning curve, better still. I myself am nowhere near being a geek, I just am not afraid to try, and reinstall or fix things when they break. If I didn't have music to absorb most of my creative energy, I would probably become a geek, as I do find computers so fascinating.