Just came back from a #techsupport quest at an eldery person...
Highlights:
- DELL UEFI requiring manual addition of the EFI grub boot entry
- $person forgot their mail password; I had to extract it from outlook using some shady tool
- Epson Linux printer drivers being garbage and not working
-Outlook exporting a contacts csv file with 100 columns
#Linux Mint #Debian Edition worked OOTB, no issues at all with sound, network, camera etc.
Nice to see that, and how it's easier for old people.
Highlights:
- DELL UEFI requiring manual addition of the EFI grub boot entry
- $person forgot their mail password; I had to extract it from outlook using some shady tool
- Epson Linux printer drivers being garbage and not working
-Outlook exporting a contacts csv file with 100 columns
#Linux Mint #Debian Edition worked OOTB, no issues at all with sound, network, camera etc.
Nice to see that, and how it's easier for old people.
At 67, do I count as an elderly person? Been using Linux, mostly Debian, for everything for around 30 years. Retired from a 40-year programming career.
I use a password database, so I don't forget passwords.
@lemgandi yes. 60+ in this case, and mostly tech-illiterate. My point was how Linux is actually easier then
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Grin. I am Elderly then, but still hip. Wife nags me consistently about what to do with or about the local network and web stuff when I kick. I have it all carefully documented with instructions in hard copy in our safe deposit box. I mostly blow her off.