39
Distro suggestions for grandparents?
(aussie.zone)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2024
39 points (93.3% liked)
Linux Questions
1172 readers
7 users here now
Linux questions Rules (in addition of the Lemmy.zip rules)
- stay on topic
- be nice (no name calling)
- do not post long blocks of text such as logs
- do not delete your posts
- only post questions (no information posts)
Tips for giving and receiving help
- be as clear and specific
- say thank you if a solution works
- verify your solutions before posting them as facts.
Any rule violations will result in disciplinary actions
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
I would go Debian, purely because it will result in less maintenance on your end. Maybe show them several DEs and see what looks easiest to them.
Actually yes. Debian might be a bit tricky to set up, even Debian 12 might have minor issues here and there, but once it's working, it's gonna work forever.
Rock solid sounds like something your grandparents would appreciate, and what will minimize your tech support work.
Thanks, and good idea on letting them check out the different DE's. Does Debian have multiple DE's ready to go, or do you need to install each one individually?
It does have live versions for several DEs (gnome, kde, xfce, probably a couple others). If you have a bunch of spare usb sticks you could flash each of them into one and swap between them
It's been a long time, but I do think you can install multiple with the installer and then switch between them at login.
Yes but in Debian this will install all the standard apps from all DEs, so you'll have multiple image viewers, PDF viewers, music players, etc. visible in all DEs, and if you click on a file it will prompt you which program to use.
It may also install sddm alongside gdm as display manager and I'm not sure how it handles that.