[WLUG] Winate

[Jeff Hanson]

The apps they need is probably more important than the desktop.  They can
probably learn XFCE easily enough.  Try having them use OOo, Gimp, and
other F/OSS tools on XP first.  Then try a Linux system.  If they insist on
M$ Office then you'll have to use Wine.  If they have to fill out PDF forms
then you'll need to get Adobe Reader working.  Flash can also be a problem
for Firefox but you can use Chrome which Adobe still supports.

Also test for hardware compatibility.  Cameras, printers and scanners are
usually the problem areas.



On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Chris Baty <batymahn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi guys,
> I'm the IT coordinator at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living and
> we have a few old Dell machine with expired Windows XP.  My boss wants new,
> secure (preferablly Windows) machines without spending money lol - but I
> saw this youtude video about an LXLE install with the Winate desktop.
> Cool, I tried it.  Winate apparently likes Compton, which is no longer
> supported.  I installed the Compton archive but I still can't get Winate to
> engage.  Has anyone been able to get Winate to engage, or any other Windows
> look-alike?
> Thanks.
> Chris
>
> PS:  The most popular PC in our computer lab right now is straight
> Ubuntu.  Most of our clients aren't UM graduates, so to speak, so I FIND
> THIS GRATIFYING.
>
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