[Mr. K]

"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wine/wine-builds Once added to your software sources you can can upgrade or install the latest stable release using: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wine-staging"

I'll be sure to tell grandma to do this so she can download pictures of her grandkids and cooking recipes.

This is why LINUX is not the system that runs the world...

Decades on, and there is still not a user-friendly interface

[Paladin2]

Uh, one can copy and paste the string into a “DOS Box”. No typing required.

[Paladin2]

"there is still not a user-friendly interface "<

Linux Mint

[taxcontrol]

My mother-in-law moved from Windows to Linux Mint. She can’t stand Windows now.

[Paladin2]

Plus updates generally don’t require a recursive rebooting sequence.

[TomGuy]

Decades on, and there is still not a user-friendly interface

Yeah. I have been trying to get used to Linux on a laptop I bought last year. It reminds me of Unix and MS-DOS of 30 years ago.

I finally ordered several Linux books this past weekend. Trying to find much instruction online is about as frustrating and trying to figure out some of the Linux stuff.

I have not had much luck with the current Wine version. Several programs I tried would not work at all or only part of the GUI would load.

[Tallguy]

That depends on the distro. The thing is that most hold with your opinion until there comes a time where your hand gets force. That time came for me when Windows XP support ended. I began digging into Linux and found out that I could get a GUI interface like Windows and keep my XP laptops running as dual-booted platforms.