Re: Total Desperation...
>Your mileage may vary. :)
Indeed.
Straight Ubuntu/Unity, Firefox, nontechnical mother of 75 yrs, "exactly the same sort of thing as windows but altogether more reliable and needs much less looking after" rather than "the new windows." All other parameters identical. :) She genuinely loves it. Calls GIMP's "Wilbur" "my little friend" (I've duly made a mental resolution to NEVER tell her to install a development version)