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Easiest distro for elderly parent (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I need a distro that is stable with a particular need to set up zero input automatic updates. If an update asks for a password or needs user interaction in basically any way it simply won't get done. All he needs is a reliable platform for browsing the web. I am replacing an Ubuntu system that has apparently just stopped working (I have not had a chance to examine it yet) after years and years of not getting proper updates after he forgot his password.

Something like Bazzite is intriguing because of it's locked down environment although he is very much not a gamer. Is there something locked down like Bazzite but with long term LTS release cycle?

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[–] adarza@piefed.ca 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

you're on the right track, i think, but not bazzite--that carries a lot of extra stuff that isn't necessary here. just ordinary fedora silverblue. clean up the app grid or put dash-to-dock on it and put the few launchers they need down on that. gnome is actually a good desktop for basic users that just need to run one or a few applications. updates are somewhat frequent but should be almost entirely automatic.

i have a few users like your parents on endless os, which is similar to silverblue, just based on an in-house immutable debian instead of silverblue's fedora base. i rarely ever hear from them, it 'just works'. i also have it at home, it's currently my only linux desktop there (i do most my 'work' at the office, home is just doom-scrolling and media for the most part these days). updates are less frequent but endless is switching to a gnome os base with the next major version. that will probably increase the frequency of updates a bit compared to their older debian base. that upgrade to v7 should be mostly invisible to the user, they've done a good job in the past with upgrades.