There are always stories of people installing Linux on their parents computer to provide them a more secure and stable operating system, seems interesting to share experiences.

Edit: I’m assuming that parents are okay with the changes, or do not care. Obviously do not force anyone to switch OS if they don’t want to.

  • Technoguyfication@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    I’d recommend Linux Mint honestly. It’s popular enough that they can find solutions to common problems, has a Windows-like interface, and it mostly “just works” on common hardware. Printer drivers, networking, and audio all worked out of the box for me. Cinnamon is lightweight but powerful, and the Mint theme looks really good on it. The default package repos have everything you’re likely to need, and the software manager tool is easy to use.

    • smoothbrain coldtakes@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      I am here to also echo Mint being great. I installed it on a pretty old laptop and it’s very snappy.

      The migration process was not difficult at all.

      Yeah, you know Chrome? It’s this button now, this is the internet.

      Your emails? Yeah they’re this button now. Just remember that, okay?

      Most people use computers as a means to an end and they are not really particular about what’s happening behind the scenes so long as it functions for their needs.

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      5 months ago

      Mint does not automatically install updates so people will ignore them. It for me also had a broken updater.