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Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

I think the issue is not having a desktop-type computer at all and having a tablet/phone that’s so locked down the kid isn’t given the opportunity to explore or troubleshoot

True. That being said, I’m pretty sure that a Mac is roughly at the middle point between that and a Windows PC, with Linux users being way more tech savvy still.

In fact, the fact that so much exploration and troubleshooting is REQUIRED to make most if not all Linux distros do what you want is (along with game compatibility/availability) the main reason for many people who are sick of Windows to be hesitant to make the switch, myself included.

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Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
You don’t really need to tinker too much tbf, install distros like Bazzite and you have all done pratically

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- Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I’ve been told that exact thing dozens of times with different “just install it and it does everything for you” distro recommendations, and it hasn’t been the case with any of the ones I’ve tried.
  
  I’m not saying that people are lying to me or anything like that, I just think that people underestimate how used they are to using Linux and thus overestimate how easy it is for people who aren’t.
  
  Right now, I have Zorin OS on my laptop since that’s supposed to be THE easiest one for refugees from Windows to use, and while I’m liking it so far, I’m nowhere near being ready for it to replace Windows on my desktop yet.
  
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  - Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I don’t even use Linux often, since my institution require me to run windows i use linux rarely.
    
    Zorin OS has just a better ““marketing”” than other distros, the only plus it has is having a familiar GUI and a big community.
    
    some features of bazzite (you can check everthing in bazzite.gg)
    
    Roll back: after every update the previous version of the operating system is retained on your machine. Should an update cause any issues, you can select the previous image at boot time.
    
    SELinux (a more secure version of Linux, it was originally made by both the NSA and redhat) with Secure Boot support
    
    It’s more focused in gaming but it work well even in non-gaming situations
    
    Also, it should be harder to break but i think you need to install apps from flatpak (a software store) instead of the package manager tho, i don’t remember well
    
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    Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    the only plus it has is having a familiar GUI and a big community.
    
    Those are exceptionally good plusses, though.
    
    In fact, it’s the number one and number two requirements for easing the passage between systems, which is why I chose Zorin.
    
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- Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Seconding a rec for Bazzite, but please don’t make people think that distros kike this are a silver bullet. I’ve been running Bazzite for months, and while my experience is MOSTLY issue free, I did have to spend quite a while trying to figure out why certain flatpack apps refused to run sometimes on boot. Still don’t know what I did to fix my issue, and it’s working reliably, so I’m not going to touch it…
  
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  - Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    It’s not issue-less but it’s pretty much a “work out-of-the box” expirience, you will have 2/3 problems lile in EVERY other OSes, you can’t say that you didn’t had some problems on Windows or macOS
    
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