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Re: Supporting my elderly mom's Linux
At 84 if she is used to Windows, it may be better to provide her with something she can be comfortable with. Linux is fine for those who want it, but most of the world is still Windows. If she gets a digital camera, or goes to a website that needs to run IE, she will be lost. Some sites, like cvs.com can have issues with some browsers. It wasn't long ago that Opera didn't work with the CVS website at all.
You may wish to see where she goes, and verify that it all works to her satisfaction. She may need some accessibility features enabled too. Does her version of Linux and browser have accessibility features, can she comfortably enable and set them?
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sempergoofy
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| Excellent question, but not related to security/support issue. 
Mom uses Firefox and Thunderbird on windows (thanks to me), and will use the same on Linux. I'll migrate any bookmarks and email folders to the Linux system for her. Likely she'll never know a difference since they are the same programs she is used to. She is not a power user. I put a great big Thunderbird application launcher on the desktop for her like on windows. Already was one for Firefox. I set her desktop to not use the KDE transparent dashboard. I also installed VLC on the system so that if anybody sends her a .wmv video or similar, its ready to go and she can view it.
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