My Grandma Can Run Ubuntu

Is GNU/Linux for you? Probably not

Can Your Grandmother install Windows onto her machine without help ?

Not likely , no.

Can your grandmother install Ubuntu onto her machine without help ?

Not likely , no.

Can your Grandmother install a word processor onto her Windows machine without help ?

Not likely , no.

Can your Grandmother install a word processor onto her Ubuntu machine without help ?


Meaningless question. OpenOffice is already installed as part of Ubuntu, and never expires. (Not a "30 day trial have your credit card ready" thing)

Can your mother use a word processor if it's already installed in windows?

Yes (if she can type).

Can your mother use a word processor if it's already installed in Ubuntu ?

Yes (if she can type).

Can your grandmother surf the internet on windows ?

Yes.

Can your grandmother surf the internet on Ubuntu ?

Yes.

She just got a weird Windows Pop up saying "You have been infected with a virus ! Download and run this software NOW to clean it !" , she did , and now her computer is infected and acting really funny.

Call a PC tech. Reformat the computer. Lose all data. Start over.

She just got a weird Ubuntu Pop up saying "You have been infected with a virus ! Download and run this software NOW to clean it !" , she did , and now her computer is infected and acting really funny.

Now you're being silly. That doesn't happen to Linux systems.

Her Windows Browser just changed it's web page to some sales site, installed a toolbar to help her search , and now she can't go to any of her favorite web sites anymore all it brings up is advertising no matter what she tries.

Aside from the obvious you have a parasite, your problem is deeper than that. parasites no longer travel alone , they travel in packs, and they look for your credit card number, change your connection to dial up , all sorts of nasty tricks. The most efficient solution is to simply reformat and reinstall the operating system on the spot.


Her Ubuntu Browser just changed it's web page to some sales site, installed a toolbar to help her search , and now she can't go to any of her favorite web sites anymore all it brings up is advertising no matter what she tries.

You're making fun of me again. That doesn't happen in Linux.


To recap : The biggest handicap Linux seems to have , is that you are forced to install it yourself, no one pre-installs it on a brand new machine (at least not yet). Once it's installed and patched, it's just as easy to use as windows, and a lot less susceptable to "hostile interference" (virii and trojens and all that other nasty mal-ware)