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submitted 5 days ago by Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Any recommendations for a linux distro that i can set up and be reasonably sure my non techy SO won't break accidentally? The set up doesn't have to be easy it just has to not break once I leave her alone with it. My first thought was popOS.

My plan is to have 2 profiles and not give her access to sudo. I just don't want to have to go into it unless she needs a new program.

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[-] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago

Debian is good at being basic, generic, stable AND has an automatic security-update-in-the-background feature

The whole amount of instruction to give to Dear SO is just to reboot the machine if it ever seems to misbehave

[-] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

"Hello IT have you tried turning it on and off again?"

[-] Xanza@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

Use btrfs snapshots. Bring the PC to a state that you like, make a snapshot. Then on shutdown set the profile to reload to the specific snapshot.

Any issues? Just restart. Might take a minute, but it ensures the exact same environment every time.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Grub-btrfs is what broke my setup. Btrfs is what broke my backup. This was last week. Come again with btrfs if it gets stable.

Doesn't this mean that the system is never up to date? If so, please don't.

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