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Reason why I like Linux
Originally, I started using Lubuntu on my netbook in 2013. It was running Windows XP and it became so slow that it would take about seven minutes before it really booted. I tried Lubuntu 13.04 and the very same netbook booted in about 40 seconds. From that time, I was sold. Wow, this old thing is usable again. So I started experimenting with the various Ubuntu versions, and for me, both Xubuntu and Lubuntu became my favorite distributions. I used Linux Mint briefly, but this installation crashed after a while.
Then, my father (at that time, 85), who was still running Windows XP on his computer, had the Nth virus or malware. I installed Lubuntu. In the beginning he moaned and groaned but, after a short while, he got used to it. And since then he has been happily sitting at his computer. No more viruses. He can just do simple computer tasks like browse, register for events, send and receive emails, and play his favorite game. He is 88 now. Updating is so easy; no separate programs to download and install. It is really ideal – especially for people who are not that computer literate, but still need a computer.
I installed Lubuntu on several other computers of several of his friends and they are also happy. They can just sit behind the computer without worrying about viruses, updating AV software, running antispyware, etc.
Also, for me, when I go on business travel or holiday, I can take the older netbook with me and use it to save holiday photos and movies and also back up these on memory sticks. Why get rid of a perfectly good computer? The nice thing about these old netbooks is that they are quite sturdy and reliable. My netbook survived (in a backpack) an accidental drop of nearly two meters.
Jan Holtman