My vote is still for KDE It's got a similar feel to Windows before it went pear shaped at Win8. It's fairly easy to use. He should be able to do most stuff as a user. On Friday 30 September 2016 16:33:04 Scot P. Floess wrote:> KDE :) > > On Fri, 30 Sep 2016, david wrote: > > Folks > > > > I'm about to set up a non-root user on a Centos=7 server that I control > > for a friend. It is in his home, so access is local. He's a refugee > > from the latest Windows 10 Upgrade. I'd like a suggestion as to which of > > the several possible graphical desktops to suggest to him and set up for > > him as his default. > > > > My aim is: > > - Allow him to try out Linux as an end-user > > - Let him start to feel comfortable with the desktop > > - Learn the new idioms for familiar programs and functions > > > > And later > > - Give him his own system with root privileges. > > > > Suggestions? > > > > David > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > Scot P. Floess RHCT (Certificate Number 605010084735240) > Chief Architect FlossWare http://sourceforge.net/projects/flossware > http://flossware.sourceforge.net > https://github.com/organizations/FlossWare > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-- Gary Stainburn Group I.T. Manager Ringways Garages http://www.ringways.co.uk
On Fri, September 30, 2016 10:47 am, Gary Stainburn wrote:> My vote is still for KDEI would agree, unhappy Windows 10 user will be pleased by KDE, or latest GNOME that is installed by default on CentOS 7. I also would add mate, so if user still have mental ability to categorize things, he/she may be happier to stick with menus arranged by category, instead of being forced to stop using brain and use search instead as latest KDE and Gnome make you (someone said they only make happy the "iPad generation" of people ;-) Just my $0.02 Valeri> > It's got a similar feel to Windows before it went pear shaped at Win8. > It's fairly easy to use. > He should be able to do most stuff as a user. > > > On Friday 30 September 2016 16:33:04 Scot P. Floess wrote: >> KDE :) >> >> On Fri, 30 Sep 2016, david wrote: >> > Folks >> > >> > I'm about to set up a non-root user on a Centos=7 server that I >> control >> > for a friend. It is in his home, so access is local. He's a refugee >> > from the latest Windows 10 Upgrade. I'd like a suggestion as to which >> of >> > the several possible graphical desktops to suggest to him and set up >> for >> > him as his default. >> > >> > My aim is: >> > - Allow him to try out Linux as an end-user >> > - Let him start to feel comfortable with the desktop >> > - Learn the new idioms for familiar programs and functions >> > >> > And later >> > - Give him his own system with root privileges. >> > >> > Suggestions? >> > >> > David >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > CentOS mailing list >> > CentOS at centos.org >> > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> >> Scot P. Floess RHCT (Certificate Number 605010084735240) >> Chief Architect FlossWare http://sourceforge.net/projects/flossware >> http://flossware.sourceforge.net >> https://github.com/organizations/FlossWare >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > -- > Gary Stainburn > Group I.T. Manager > Ringways Garages > http://www.ringways.co.uk > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > Behalf Of Valeri Galtsev > Sent: den 30 september 2016 18:14 > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Desktop for newbies > > >> > I'm about to set up a non-root user on a Centos=7 server that Icontrol> >> > for a friend. It is in his home, so access is local. He's a refugee > >> > from the latest Windows 10 Upgrade. I'd like a suggestion as towhich of> >> > the several possible graphical desktops to suggest to him and set upfor> >> > him as his default. > >> > > >> > My aim is: > >> > - Allow him to try out Linux as an end-user > >> > - Let him start to feel comfortable with the desktop > >> > - Learn the new idioms for familiar programs and functions > >> > > >> > And later > >> > - Give him his own system with root privileges.IMHO whatever DE (eg Gnome2, Mate or KDE) should work except for the thinnest ones (eg xfce), which are are likely to be scary for a former Windows refugee. The most important thing to not forget though, is to add and apply the Redmond theme! -- //Sorin