• BCsven@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Nah, my wife runs NixOS. She has zero technical background or computer skill. I asked her what she needed installed and filled in the config file, did the rebuild switch. Shes been on it for 5 years now, zero issues, it all just works. She didn’t like KDE because its too much like Windows with menus and options that confused her, so I put GnomeDE on it. She’s happy, and if it dies sinces it is a 15year old laptop, I can replicate her system with the config.

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      2 months ago

      While I agree with the sentiment that some Linux distros are used friendly, what you’re describing isn’t a good example of that. Not everyone has a technical spouse who can be their sysadmin.

      The ideal is that a non technical person maybe stumbles a little trying to install it. Then, they can use it with the same amount (or less) of struggle they might have with windows.

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        2 months ago

        Then ZorinOS would be the recommendation, super simple install, very familiar interface for those coming from Windows, app store etc