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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 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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 5 months ago (2 children)

I would not force anyone to switch to Linux.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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 5 months ago

You do have an excellent username btw:-).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

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.