A Linux for the totally maintenance free

[Tim]

On Mon, 2014-10-27 at 11:44 -0400, Tom H wrote:
> Why don't you install Fedora and put up with having to use an external
> repo for non-free stuff (if necessary) and upgrading every 6 months or
> so?

For some people, or lots of people, upgrading every 6 months is a
headache best avoided.  Quite apart from having to backup and restore,
or backup and hope you don't have to restore, personal files and
important settings, you have to deal with a changed user interface.  It
nearly always changes subtly, at least, but there are also radical
changes.  And it's not just a case of working them out, some of them are
just horrible.

If you (the "not them," "you") are going to manage this for them, pick
whichever system you prefer dealing with.  But if you'd like them to
take over the burden, even if not for some time, then I'd pick a distro
which is widely used by other people.  Personally, I think a Linux
newbie is probably best served by Ubuntu, it's meant for people like
them, and is widely used by people like them.  Other distros are more
aimed at the computer savvy geeks and already long-term Linux user.

If a new user is going to ask a support question of someone, or their
ISP, which Linux distro do you think they're most likely to get an
answer about?

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