Totally understand, and love the bath reference
1. Any chance you can find out from her what model the Epson is before she visits? It will likely be on a sticker on the printer, if not stamped on the unit itself. Or can she bring it with her?
For The Viewers and helpers, specs are
Brand name Packard Bell
Item Weight 2.6 Kg
Series Easynote TS13-HR-038
Form Factor Portable
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Processor Brand Intel®
Processor Speed 2100 MHz
Processor Count 2
RAM Size 4096 MB
Hard Drive Size 1000 GB
Graphics Card Description HD Graphics 3000
First released June 2013
Really quite a respectable unit for her start to a voyage through Linux
So you can add a whole bunch more Linux Distros (Distributions) to those Peer has helpfully mentioned above.
Which ones? ... is a bit like "How long is a piece of string?". Lol. There are hundreds to choose from, but if she does not like one, it can be easily replaced. Or additional Linux Distros can be added (the 1TB drive there is a bonus), and chosen amongst.
Choices can also be made from the "Live" scenario. All that needs is one USB port available for a USB stick, or a DVD writer, you could let us know what the unit has.
With Linux, you download a file called an .iso , then burn it to the medium (stick or disk) using purpose-built software that is free. Once the medium is burned, you can reboot and enter your Setup (BIOS or whatever) and tell it to boot from the medium before the hard drive, then your Linux will load and boot.
With almost all Linux, you can then "try before you buy" - read install, since it is free - and if you like what you see, then doubleclick an icon on the Desktop to install. (Exception is openSUSE, which you have to install).
If all of this does not bewilder you/her, then consider
2. visiting Distrowatch (.com) and having a look around, their Page Hit Ranking shows the Top (couple of) Hundred, and if you browse through the top 10 or 20 you may find your match made in Heaven.
3. Desktop Environments (DE) govern the Look and Feel of the product. They are a bit like the visual and organizational differences between Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10, and some have specific applications that are associated with them.
You can get a broad idea on them at
https://renewablepcs.wordpress.com/about-linux/kde-gnome-or-xfce/
Ask away with any questions you have, and also determine
4. Whether personal data from Windows needs to be safeguarded before blowing it away, or else you can dualboot Linux and Windows and take all the time necessary.
Cheers
Chris Turner
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