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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] 4 points 6 months ago

I installed ElementaryOS for my parents because it looked slick and gorgeous.

I actually have a lot of high praise for that product. But maybe it's a bit too slick, like there's an expectation of things "just working".

When an error hits, I was on the phone or a zoom call immediately. It felt like windows again.