On Sun, 8 Sep 2019 13:53:08 +0100, Brian Reay wrote:

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Perhaps you need to learn how to do it properly then. It isn’t difficult.

Installing linux isn't the problem.
Its that the people don't want the linux apps.


Whether someone likes a particular 'app' is a matter of choice/taste.

Then why did you jump in trying to suggest *I* wasn't 'doing it'
properly (apart from that being your MO etc)?

Some 'swear by' MS Office, others by Libre Office, some by the Mac
Office Suite etc.

NONE of the people in the count above 'swear by anything' and will use
whatever works *and they can work* sufficiently well to do what they
want. What they don't want is to spend any more than the minimum
amount of time 'Learning Linux' or even an alternative solution,
especially *for no reason*.

The OP wanted to run a browser and open spreadsheets. He could do that
with Linux using a browser of his choice and Libre Office.

Or a WP suite of his choice even?

And he may well, until something goes wrong, then who is he going to
turn to, *friendly* Linux fanboys like you?

Or what of those Windows only apps that he might just like, let alone
need / prefer to run ... make things even more complicated by add WINE
or VM's to the mix?

But no, a distro like Mint, if it runs on that hardware in a way that
is tolerable to the OP and all he needs is what he has stated, could
well be a good use of that Netbook. Well, better than it just sitting
unused in the loft.

If he actually wanted to use it for everything (spec considered) he
might find W10 would run on it as well as Mint ...

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/wind...specifications

.... and be more compatible with the rest of the world, something you
Brexiteers should be keen on. ;-)

Cheers, T i m