Linux is ideal for people who don’t know how to use computers. I have been stored Debian for lots of old people and kids. you set it up once and lock it down into users and all they need to do is click to open their web browser or email. kids pensioners and normies don’t do anything on computers other than the occasional word processor document watching YouTube or Netflix or going on Facebook. the problems start when people know a little about computers and want to start installing stuff themselves.
Comment on Report: Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 update breaks SSDs/HDDs, may corrupt your data
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 22 hours agoYou jest but would you really install Arch on your grandmother’s PC?
drspastic@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Rooty@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Depends on her needs. If she uses it for Facebook, no problem, since I’ll be admining her system anyways
CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 19 hours ago
When my wife’s grandparents had to get a new computer they got upset about the new windows interface and the fact their old games didn’t work, so I set them up with Linux and a DE that resembled XP (it’s what they were familiar with), and I was able to get most of their games going.
They used it without issue until they died.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 12 hours ago
So you’re saying Linux killed your wife’s grandparents.
CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Now that would be a funny headline.
No sadly COVID lockdown isolation did them in. I’ve never seen minds and bodies decay so fast. I have another friend who developed full-blown psychosis from it too, and at this point it looks like he’s never coming back. The lockdowns were harder on some people than we were/are ready to talk about I think.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 14 hours ago
You couldn’t get windows games working in windows?