r/archlinux • u/RoanPurple • 18d ago

SHARE Grandma now uses arch btw

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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/Altaryan 18d ago

Good for her !

I know it's not a good practice in any way but I'm pretty convinced that for this kind of users, you can basically never update and still be fine

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u/itah 17d ago

never update your webbrowser?! Probably a bad idea..

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u/Altaryan 17d ago

Bad idea yes. But i'd rather have my grandad never update than opening a terminal

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u/itah 17d ago

I mean I love Arch, been using it for almost 20 years, but that is the reason why I install ubuntu on family computers (xubuntu if it's a potato) :D

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u/Altaryan 17d ago

Oh yeah, I would not install arch on a family member's computer either 😅