[kwlug-disc] linux distro for nontech windows user

[Jason Locklin]

On Thu Oct 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM EDT, Chris Frey wrote:
> I would recommend Debian with Xfce.
>
> Try to install every stable desktop program you know of (chromium, firefox,
> libreoffice, gnumeric, Steam, etc, etc, etc), and if they trust you for
> support, no need for the root password, because everything they need should
> already be installed.

If the person is okay with a chromebook-like experience, this gives them that plus++ -really worth evaluating their expectations of a "laptop". A Debian or Ubuntu-LTS install might out-last the hardware it's self if it's already old. No need to worry about major version upgrades at that point anyway. Narrow the scope if possible. -J