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If my mother-in-law can use Ubuntu Linux, anyone can (2012)
Enough is enough; you don't need to be a tech. geek to use Linux. If my 79-year old mother-in-law can use the Ubuntu Linux desktop, anyone can.
So, I grabbed a Dell Inspiron laptop, and I installed the latest Ubuntu 12.04 beta on it. Once installed and hooked into my Wi-Fi network, I sat down with her, and I explained how to open applications. She spent three to four hours a day on her computer and-this is the important part-she never had any trouble what-so-ever with it.
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