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Laypeople don't install operating systems. As long as they get help to set up Linux with working drivers and configuration, the rest of Linux is actually easier

Laypeople don't install operating systems. As long as they get help to set up Linux with working drivers and configuration, the rest of Linux is actually easier because it doesn't change default browsers, add unwanted applications, pop-ups with scary text etc unlike Windows. I've had a great experience putting my computer illiterate mother on Linux Mint. I've never had to help her once with the operating system or programs (she only uses Firefox and an IPTV application) whereas Windows was a mess at times.

0xEF 1y ago
Linux is the answer. I have transitioned coworkers, friends and family to Linux with PeppermintOS, so that's the one I typically recommend. Windows-dependent users seem to find it more friendly and familiar, and it runs nicely on every old machine I've installed it on. I usually just make a text file on the desktop with instructions on how to update it via the terminal and use Anydesk to walk them through anything else they want to learn, and they pick up on it quickly. I appreciate the blog's efforts, but it seems like a lot of work and feels akin to staying with an abusive employer or something. Microsoft is no friend to its users and it pains me to watch people try to salvage that relationship.