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Switched my Parents to Linux (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I'm visiting my parents for the holidays and convinced them to let me switch them to Linux.

They use their computer for the typical basic stuff; email, YouTube, Word, Facebook, and occasionally printing/scanning.

I promised my mom that everything would look the same and work the same. I used Linux Mint and customized the theme to look like Windows 10. I even replaced the Mint "Start" button with the Windows logo.

So far they like it and everything runs great. Plus it's snappier now that Windows isn't hogging all the system resources.

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[–] -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

On my print with version 7.6 it wasn't just a word out of place. I noticed you're opening a DOCX and even if it looks better than what I showed it is useless. LibreOffice refuses to save in DOCX meaning I can't edit documents.

Not improving at all, you just did the wrong test :P

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    Um... that's NOT a refusal, it's just a warning. Clicking on that highlighted button will save the DOCX.

    To not get the warning again, all you have to do is untick the checkbox which says "ask when not saving on ODF" - it's there right in your screenshot.

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