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End of 10 is a campaign to move people over to Linux with Windows 10 support ending
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Yeah I'd start with Ubuntu or mint. Standard apps like libreoffice scripted install and a desktop link to a YouTube learning series.
Not covering data. Clean wipe only. Hence the "save it from the dump" line.
I'd have the center drop off units with stickers to track owners and do the needful. No interaction to end users.
Follow up could be Linux training workshops in a classroom setting.
I’ve been through this before. If you simply don’t care for the user’s data, most of them will be angry afterward. It’ll hurt the cause.
I’ll add an anecdote that I hope gives everyone some hope though. I did migrate an elderly couple to Ubuntu years ago, and they actually really liked it. I think they found it simpler and faster than windows on their old laptop.