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People who have installed Linux on their parents computer, how did it go? Which distro do you recommend? Any tips? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I would not force anyone to switch to Linux.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I would have agreed a long time ago, but I wouldn’t force anyone to switch to an OS filled with ads, telemetry, or mandatory hacks and registry keys modifications to be usable (Windows 10 and 11).

Edit: I forgot the requirement to have a Microsoft account which is the cherry on top.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

You do have an excellent username btw:-).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Indeed, but in a scenario where children are completely responsible for the management of their parent computers, and with the general enshittification of Windows, I could see people switching their parents to Linux, especially if the parents have no clue and trust their children.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Be careful with that thinking though. I agree that there are many cases where people would be better off with a Linux distro, but after that switch EVERYTHING that goes wrong on that computer (small or big, due to the switch or not) will be pinned to the switch itself.

More than likely, you are signing yourself up for more computer responsibilities, not less in the foreseeable future. If you and your parents are ready for that, then now is a great time to switch.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

you are signing yourself up for more computer responsibilities

As I said in the comment above, if you are already completely responsible for the management of their computers, that doesn't change much, right?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

For simple use cases… Linux can actually be a lot more hands off and just works.

It’s actually pretty great for the grandparent use case.