migration from Windows to Ubuntu: Thunderbird data, camera software, desktop

[Adam Funk]

On 2012-11-04, Ric Moore wrote:

> On 11/03/2012 11:52 PM, Doug wrote:
>> On 11/03/2012 06:11 PM, Avi Greenbury wrote:
>>> Adam Funk wrote:
>>>> Should I set them up on Unity?  (Controversial one, that --- I don't
>>>> use it myself, but I want to reduce tech support overhead.)
>>> Generally, I'd say go with whatever it is that you use, since you'll
>>> be the primary person fixing it.

That would be GNOME Classic, but that's going to disappear in the near
future, isn't it?


>>> Failing that, I'd go with Unity. Nothing's close enough to Windows to
>>> hide the fact that it's not Windows, so I think the old familiarity
>>> argument isn't really that valuable.

I'm inclined to believe that.

>>> From giving it to various people
>>> of different ages and computer-familiarity, Unity seems about as good
>>> as anything else in my experience. I use it day-to-day, and it's got
>>> an awful lot better in the relatively short space of time since it was
>>> first released.
>>>
>> If you'd like something that looks more like Windows, try a KDE
>> GUI--PCLinuxOs is one option.  Mint looks something like Windows
>> also.
>
> Put me in the "I do not like KDE" group. XFCE is lighter/faster and 
> doesn't have some demon MAKE you run things you don't want running. I 
> guess a Windows user is used to taking a beating, but not an old head 
> Linux User. :) Ric

I'll think about it.  I used to use XFCE but haven't tried it for
years.  (I've never liked KDE, but I can't quite put my finger on
why.)