ubuntu for a neophyte?

[Chanchao]

On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 12:39 +0100, Colin Brace wrote:

> I neighbor of mine recently acquired her first PC, an Acer laptop. She
> is vaguely aware of the malware issues, and  has asked me to help her
> get online.
> 
> my first impulse is to wipe clean the HD and install
> Dapper.
> 
> However, this would make me de facto technical support. However, if I
> help her get online via Windows, I would probably end up getting calls
> from her anyway, and I have zero interest in dealing with XP issues.

Obviously the first thing that needs addressing in your own mind is: "Is
she pretty?  And/or how desperate am I?" 

> Has anyone had any experience installing Ubuntu for people without any
> PC experience, ie, your grandmother? And I mean absolutely zippo.

My mother.  She greatly prefers Ubuntu over Windows because the Ubuntu
desktop background shows a picture of her granddaughter. (My 1 year
old. :) Windows on the other hand shows a totally brain-dead grassy
knoll.

Also she prefers OpenOffice over MS Office because OpenOffice is in her
own language. (For some reason her MS Office install is plain US
English)

Really, I don't think you'll run into much issues for 'normal' usage.  

Cheers,
Chanchao