<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amjjawad@gmail.com" target="_blank">amjjawad@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hello Xubuntu Community,<br><br></div>Hope everyone is fine and doing well :)<br>
<br></div>I have a neighbour, who is a Windows User but because I've been talking and talking a lot about Linux, he decided to give me two laptops and asked me to install Linux and wipe Windows as he is interested to try.<br>
<br></div>Tell you the truth, I am a bit confused as what Ubuntu Based System shall I go ahead and install on these machines? these two laptops aren't Low Hardware Machines so any Ubuntu Flavour should do the job.<br>
<br></div>I was thinking about using Xubuntu because, IMHO, I think it would be a good choice for a Windows User. He has never used Linux before :)<br><br></div>However, I am not too sure which release do you recommend? I was thinking about 12.04 because it is an LTS release but what do you recommend?<br>
<br></div>I didn't choose Lubuntu because there is no LTS release. 13.04 is great but will reach its EOL soon. 13.10 has many issues that I would avoid for a newcomer. I am confused between Ubuntu GNOME and Xubuntu. I think Xubuntu is a bit closer to Windows than Ubuntu GNOME. I am also thinking about Peppermint but we don't have an LTS version for Peppermint AFAIK.<br>
<br></div>Hope you could enlighten me with the best choice to convert two machines to Linux :D<br><br></div>Also, he said that his son needs Paint because of School. I told him there are lots of alternatives but he said Paint is better and he wanted Windows on one of the machines but I will do whatever I could to not install Windows :D I might need to look at Wine or a very close alternative to Paint. Any idea?<br>
<br></div>Thank you in advance! <br clear="all"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."</span><br>
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</blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Hi again,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks for your replies (3 so far) but I'm afraid the replies I am reading are not helping me so allow me to re-explain.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">1- The one who brought his two laptops to me is not a friend, he is a neighbour. He saw my posting on our neighbourhood facebook group about Linux and he was interested to give it a try :)<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra">2- He does not want a dual-boot system, he wants to get rid of Windows :)<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">3- I am not asking about Mint, Bodhi, etc. I am asking about what version of Xubuntu that Xubuntu Community recommend :)<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra">4- Mentioning other Distros names was just to explain the options I was thinking about. Ignore that if it caused any confusion.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">So, in very short sentence:<br>
I need to know what version of Xubuntu do you recommend? 12.04 or 13.10?<br><br>And, as for using an outdated system, I am afraid I shall never do such mistake specially with a Windows Users who will start using Linux for the first time :) the systems are being updated and have EOL for a good reason :)<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Many thanks :)<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."</span><br>
Best Regards,<br></div><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad" target="_blank">amjjawad</a><br></div><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/AreasOfInvolvement" target="_blank">Areas of Involvement</a><br></div><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/Projects" target="_blank">My Projects</a><br>
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