I would put her on the latest Ubuntu LTS, make a single-user Ubuntu pro account so she keeps getting security updates and don’t do major OS updates on that machine for the next decade. You and her can decide which DE, either Gnome (more mac-like) or Budgie, Mate, or KDE (more windows-like. Those are my win-like preferences in that order)
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Linux@lemmy.ml•Looking for a Desktop Environment recommendation for my Mother's new 2-1 laptop.English
1·3 months agoGnome is more touch friendly and simpler.
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Privacy@lemmy.ml•Reminder: Proton Mail addresses have vendor lock-inEnglish
3·4 months agoProton Mail Bridge requires a paid account.
I read this post as along the lines of: “Isn’t it a shame that even if you don’t use instagram because of privacy issues, it is so pervasive in modern society that you will end up on it regardless”
Instagram almost certainly do facial recognition/tracking on a huge scale, and due to the popularity of instagram it’s practically impossible to opt out of it.
That was my reading of the article.
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Linux@lemmy.ml•Who tf put a gnome logo on the sidewalk?????English
212·7 months agoWhat a terrible post. This has nothing to do with Linux.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•How much do you pay for your phone plan, what do you get in return and in which country?English
5·11 months agodeleted by creator
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Does anyone else feel like tech peaked around 10+ years ago?English
2·11 months agoAny websites or projects showing the 2 sec of audio in a QR code? Sounds cool!
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are the "AK-47" of items? (cheap, durable, just works)English
5·1 year agoa spoon
This doesn’t have anything to do with privacy.