So now my mom is using Ubuntu: I’ve enabled remote controlling (ssh and rdesktop) to help her with the transition and I’ve installed a VirtualBox instance with Windows XP, just in case More here

Recently I replaced my mother’s PC, and I thought I could switch her to Linux. She was previously using Windows XP with several Open Source applications (Open Office, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc), so I decided to install Ubuntu 9.10, since it seems that it’s most devoted to non-expert users (she’s over-sixty and not inclined to change her computing habits).