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(DIR) Post #3426606 by carachrone@eldritch.cafe
2019-01-27T12:42:55Z
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I worked with a student in my prom and she asked me what she could do for her Windows computer being slow, I told her to either shut down her computer every time she stops using it in order to free the RAM or to install Linux and now she wants to install LinuxWhat should I do
(DIR) Post #3426607 by duckfs@mastodon.xyz
2019-01-27T12:43:33Z
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@carachronetell her about Gentoo
(DIR) Post #3426632 by duckfs@mastodon.xyz
2019-01-27T12:44:36Z
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@carachroneand then wait for them to compile
(DIR) Post #3426690 by carachrone@eldritch.cafe
2019-01-27T12:46:31Z
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@duckfs Actually I refrained myself very hard from mentioning OpenBSD, so I just told her about Fedora not having all the multimedia codecs in their repos (so rpmfusion) and Solus Project
(DIR) Post #3426744 by duckfs@mastodon.xyz
2019-01-27T12:48:06Z
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@carachronethat's good and all but what if she needs stuff that can't run on Linux or through wine (eg iTunes)
(DIR) Post #3426870 by carachrone@eldritch.cafe
2019-01-27T12:52:27Z
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@duckfs I told her about that, especially with professional software like IBM SPSS, and that she may dual boot (and that it would require defragmenting)
(DIR) Post #3458855 by carachrone@eldritch.cafe
2019-01-27T12:52:59Z
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@duckfs But I see her about every day of the week so if she needs help, she can ask me (including to restore Windows on her computer)
(DIR) Post #3458856 by duckfs@mastodon.xyz
2019-01-28T07:50:53Z
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@carachroneAh alright, you should be golden as long as you install a beginner friendly distro :))