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I recently installed xubuntu on a system similar to the one you describe. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #1
Thanks. As a sometimes X Windows user, I might have been tempted to try that. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #2
FWIW dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #3
Nice comments and I agree. defacto7 Apr 2014 #5
Hmmm...I will take a look at Libre Office. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #7
Thanks for that info. I have used both OpenOffice and LibreOffice (in Windows) ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #9
LibreOffice comes installed with Linux Mint. That was a bonus. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #15
Thanks for the comments. I was more or less "defaulting" to Ubuntu as it is ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #8
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has a great track record. L0oniX Apr 2014 #4
12.04 won't run on these CPU's, apparently. But 13.04 does (w/problems). eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #16
Tomorrow 14.04 comes out madokie Apr 2014 #19
I'd go with LTS ...long term support. I'm having fun right now running WindowsXP in Virtualbox. L0oniX Apr 2014 #20
I think both Mint and Ubuntu sound right defacto7 Apr 2014 #6
Well, I'm not in love with Windows ... actually prefer a Mac look-and-feel. eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #10
You may like the default Ubuntu Unity desktop then... defacto7 Apr 2014 #11
Thanks for pointing me to distrowatch. Sounds like what I need. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #12
I recommend Elementary Adelante Apr 2014 #13
Thanks. I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon now and am planning to keep it for a while ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #14
Your mom Adelante Apr 2014 #17
Good for them ! My mom and her sisters all *need* to use computers ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #18
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