Instead of replying with one's own favourite distro, The answer should be (as to be expected), "that depends on ...."
a) Which distro has all the software that she needs? there might be distro's that are very user friendly install/maintenance, but if essential software is missing and has to be downloaded upstream, tweaked/patched compiled and so on, well... b) Who is doing the installation? Your friend? You? Someone else? If the installation procedure require "some skills" to get optimal result instead of point, click, reboot, get-frustrated, I should say that the most simple might not be the best choice. c) who is doing support? Automatic updates based on a rolling release or a "long-term-support" version are fine, if you have one around to check it, and help out if it "automatically does not work anymore" d) hardware support .... Yeah, linux supports more HW than Microsoft, but I mean, some distro's load such amount of unrequired rubbish, that you run out of cpu/mem before you can do anything. e) desktop choice. Some distro's offer only a desktop that is far, far from the windows-user experience. You might up with a working system, with all required SW on it, but if the end user cannot work with it... Even a simple migration from KDE3->KDE4 have resulted in holy wars. f) application support. I have witness a distro that did not bother to keep up even security related software. When pinging on it, the reply of the maintainer was "No one asked for it." Someone mentioned Ubuntu. They got certainly a lot of attention. And I have to agree, it's basic installation is as simple to install as, let say windows-7. But there the party end. Best advise should be, use a spare machine, try and make the decision based on your friends experience, and the quirks you encounter during installation & maintenance -----Original Message----- From: users-boun...@lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:users-boun...@lists.fedoraproject.org] On Behalf Of jd1008 Sent: donderdag 23 oktober 2014 3:12 To: Fedora Community Users Support Subject: A Linux for the totally maintenance free Have a friend who wants to try getting away from windows, which, in spite of all the AV software the vendor had installed on her windows 7, it was plagued by viruses that rendered it unusable. So, since she is not technically savvy, I was thinking of finding a linux distro that is practically self maintaining, as she has zero tech savvy for doing things like updates, configurations, fililing abrt reports, .....etc. Any ideas what linux to use for such a person? Thanx. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org ______________________________________________________________________ Dit bericht kan informatie bevatten die niet voor u is bestemd. Indien u niet de geadresseerde bent of dit bericht abusievelijk aan u is toegezonden, wordt u verzocht dat aan de afzender te melden en het bericht te verwijderen. De Staat aanvaardt geen aansprakelijkheid voor schade, van welke aard ook, die verband houdt met risico's verbonden aan het electronisch verzenden van berichten. This message may contain information that is not intended for you. If you are not the addressee or if this message was sent to you by mistake, you are requested to inform the sender and delete the message. The State accepts no liability for damage of any kind resulting from the risks inherent in the electronic transmission of messages. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
