On 30 December 2015 at 13:42, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh@mimosa.com> wrote:
Machine: old P4 with 1G of RAM an 80G HDD. Was running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS but Unity is a real pig with the ancient Intel 865G graphics. Any desktop that tries to use 3D acceleration will be awful. I strongly suspect Fedora's Gnome would be bad.
Is there an easy choice? Would Mint work?
The system should be self-explanatory to casual former Windows users.
Elementary OS (https://elementary.io/) might be worth a look. I've installed it and played with it, but it's not for an inveterate tinkerer like myself. Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_os for their ideas about how an OS should act (which suggests it would be a good choice for your target audience ... if the video works). -- Giles http://www.gilesorr.com/ gilesorr@gmail.com