Post #4138976

2026-07-27 12:27 UTC

is zorin os still the most idiot proof distro out there? my dad's pc is dying and so i nabbed some sub-$100 used laptop with a 3200U in it. my dad is so tech illiterate that i haven't even managed to make him put a password on his account, if he does he'll be locked out within 48 hours because caps lock is too complex for him to comprehend. same with a PIN, he's going to get fucked by num lock. i need to put linux on the thing, hand it to him, and he needs to be able to watch netflix on the thing without me only having physical access to it like 4 days per year

Replies (1)

@quad@akko.quad.moe 2026-07-27 12:31

he's currently on windows. but even that's a struggle. his laptop is tethered to a desk with an ethernet cable because he was completely lost every time the wifi was in a bad mood. because connecting to a wifi network is so above his skill level that it requires a multi-hour phone call of which a full hour is just trying to make him find the 🛜 button in the corner. this new craptop i'm giving him probably isn't powerful enough to even remotely handle windows, so i wanna put linux on it. but i fear that even zorin os or linux mint might be too complex for him. if the OS even dares to give him a pop up saying "hey, we recommend setting a sign-in password on your account for security" the laptop would probably fly out the window

Open ##4138973