• Mechaguana@programming.devEnglish
    102·
    3 months ago

    See, i love linux but in no world would i ever even be remotely tempted to download it for my relatives, its just not idiot proof enough for end users, who will never ever make the effort to learn.

    • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
      9·
      3 months ago

      In my experience, it depends on the relative. Some of them just need a web browser, word processor, and a handful of other basics that are pretty similar across OS.

      After trying linux and discovering that their system ran faster and had far less down time than with Windows, my relatives didn’t want to go back.

    • Lumisal@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Just install FydeOS then

      https://fydeos.io/download/

      It’s essentially just ChromeOS

      Doesn’t get simpler than that.

      That said, Ubuntu itself has been enough for my essentially computer illiterate dad. He never could use Windows but he at least learned basics on Ubuntu.

    • mwguy@infosec.pubEnglish
      13·
      3 months ago

      The problem is that the quality on Mac has been degrading so It might just be time to consider a switch. Honestly, for that type of user, I recommend Chromebooks.