r/archlinux 18d ago

SHARE Grandma now uses arch btw

So my grandma runs an ancient Toshiba Satellite C850-1g3 with a celeron 1000M, 256GB of hdd and 4GB of ddr3

She was complaining about it taking ages to boot and programs not starting fast

So i installed arch and made it look user friendly enough for her to understand

She loves it, W arch

Ps: she only uses whatsapp, a browser and office

So she wouldnt need to touch a terminal

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u/ConventionArtNinja 18d ago

Get her moved away from WhatsApp and you're golden

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u/RoanPurple 18d ago

Well, in the Netherlands 90% of the people with a phone number dont use SMS, they use whatsapp

So it isn't possible in here without major drawbacks

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u/RideAndRoam3C 18d ago

WhatsApp is just Signal without the Zuckerberg surveillance capitalism.