On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM, Russell Senior 
<[[email protected]](mailto:On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM, Russell 
Senior <<a href=)> wrote:

> My first question is: what distribution do you use?

Important point.

> Since you are
> going to be her primary technical support, unless you use some
> completely nutso distribution (slackware? lol),

Nutso!? You WOUND me, sir! I would demand satisfaction, my good man, if this 
weren’t also a fair point.

> I would pick what
> *you* know best, so her questions will have ready

I also suggest to disable any automatic updates, especially kernel, as this is 
where most “easy” distros go wrong. This applies to any OS. Also, avoid any 
“rolling release” types.

> On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Good day folks and happy new year...
>> I am about to install linux on a computer for my wife. It will be a
>> Framework 13. Now the fun part.
>> My wife has been a real luddite, but he smartphone has slowly showed her
>> that she needs to have
>> a real computer for daily work. She wanted something small and light I
>> showed her the Framework 13 I have, she wants one.
>>
>> So my question is what distro should I put on this thing that will be easy
>> for a very non-computer person to use.
>>
>> I am not with her all the time. She is in Costa Rica as executor of her
>> father's estate, I go down
>> there when I can to help, and we are also starting a new business which
>> entails export from
>> Costa Rica to USA. So she does need a computer (I have been telling her
>> that now for many
>> years).
>>
>> So what distro would be best for her to start out with?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT --
>> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
>> Ph 4:13 KJV
>> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
>> Fil 4:13 RVR1960

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