"SO proof" distro
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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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Fedora Atomic desktops, specifically Kinoite with KDE6 works well for me, and is basically unbreakable due to the way it works.
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Any of them. Just don't give the root password.
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This is what I do with my mom and her boyfriend. I've had them on Linux for a few years now and neither have managed to break anything.
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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
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Linux mint is a good, "click first" distro that won't break without root + will be easy for her to use.
For something with a more modern desktop and more recent updates, Bazzite is really good at just working and (in my experience) has never broken -
Aurora or Bluefin would be great, general purpose distros. They're based on Fedora Kinoite and Silverblue, respectively, so you get that atomic unbreakability with the addition of some handy software and easy, optional scripts via
ujust.I have Bazzite on a laptop specifically for this reason, so if I ever kick the bucket early, they will have a reliable and portable computer.
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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.
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An immutable distro would be a good choice. They are distros designed to be more resilient against failure. For a gamer, bazzite is a solid choice; otherwise, silverblue.
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I would like to avoid BTRFS at all costs if possible. But snapshots are definitely part of my plan.
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Bazzite might be what i go for the more i look at it. Thanks
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Bazzite does seem like a good option, thanks.
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"Hello IT have you tried turning it on and off again?"
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I like bazzite!
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Here's the bazzite attempt at viral marketing, everyone.
Remember when we saw it for MX Linux?
Be careful about what you install on your computers.
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Thinly-veiled bazzite shill thread
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I honestly had never heard of it till I posted this. To be fair there are a billion linux distros at this point.
I honestly was expecting everyone to say mint.
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Doesn't this mean that the system is never up to date? If so, please don't.
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Use Bluefin or some other immutable/atomic distro.
The upside is that it's rock solid and will likely never fail in a way that cant be easily rolled back. The downside being that it's slightly more complex to administer than a traditional distro model (which probably isn't a big problem if you are going to be administering your SO's PC for the most part.)
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I mean it's not perfect but what is?
I tried MX Linux for a while, it was okay. did I miss something?
