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Distro suggestions for grandparents? (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone to c/linuxquestions@lemmy.zip

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Hello there. Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a Linux distro for grandparents? They are over 70 years old, with an old HP desktop and laptop running Windows 10. All they need is a Web browser, so no need for special software or wine to run Windows programs. Would preferably like something that is low maintenance so I don't have to be constant tech support for them (apart from the initial install and setup). Thanks for any suggestions.

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[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Mint or debian will do the trick. Set up a script to update the system and turn it into a button or desktop shortcut, name it something like "click here to update" and done

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago

For that matter you could use the built in autoupdate tools

[–] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Thanks for the ideas. Will the update script still need sudo to run, or can it be done at an unprivileged user level?

[–] elxeno@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

I think in Mint you can set up auto update on their updater app

[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Im not sure but its probably fine to sudo it (now someone will come here and say it is a national security problem)