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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/20/2013 4:13 AM, Ali Linx
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Hope everyone is fine and doing well :)<br>
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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
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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
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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>
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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>
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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
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Hope you could enlighten me with the best choice to convert
two machines to Linux :D<br>
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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>
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You could install as a dual boot, so there is a option to boot into
Windows or Linux.<br>
I would use Xubutu 12.04 for long term support.<br>
Reico <br>
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