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Linux for Kids?
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this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2024
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Wouldn't this be a usecase for a immutable distro? Cannot really break it? But haven't used one myself yet so not sure how that holds up.
I bet that a kid with no root access or sudo permission couldn't break any Linux system, immutable or not...
I can confirm. My little ones have been running Linux for years.
but then they won't be able to install apps
oh wow, didn't know that
Flatpak is user wide, so yeah, they can...
Yes. And using restricting application access doesn't really work with normal package managers, but is easy with flatpak.
If you dont have an admin account you cannot break the core system anyways.
I agree that rpm-ostree based distros are awesome here, but Linux Desktops are not made to be locked down.
Let the break it, and like other things in life, make (teach) them fix it if they want to keep using it.