A Linux for the totally maintenance free

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:25:06 -0600 jd1008 <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> On 10/28/2014 06:09 PM, Roger wrote:
> > On 28/10/14 22:26, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> >>
> >> On 10/23/2014 03:19 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> >>> On 10/22/2014 06:11 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Any ideas what linux to use for such a person?
> >>>
> >>> Isn't that what Ubuntu is for?
> >>
> >> With Centos7, we are finally at a stable, long-term usable OS of our 
> >> own.  Given that it is built on F19, it has support for lots of 
> >> notebooks and stuff.  It will be around for the next 10 years.
> >>
> >> Just choose which desktop you 'like' the most.  I personally am 
> >> looking very hard at xfce instead of gnome.
> >>
> >>
> > If you want as close a whiskers to maintenance free get an 
> > Apple/Mac/whatever`. It makes all those problems go away. But one 
> > still, like with Linux, has to update.
> > All things Linux require updating and maintenance. Choice of desktops 
> > is arbitrary because all need some learning curve. Personally I have 
> > no problem with Unity and the Fedora desktop, I found it a retrograde 
> > step going to mint, xfce or the like.
> > Otherwise CentOS, Ubuntu, and the other Linuxen mentioned over the 
> > past weeks would suffice. Down load a few to usb sticks and try them.
> > There's no easy Linux option unfortunately. As someone mentioned in 
> > the last days, you get recommendations from people who are comfortable 
> > with their own system however that may not be indicative for your case.
> > This thread has gone over the same ground for many days without 
> > resolution because no one can solve the fear, lack of want, or 
> > inability to learn basic tools, and in a venture like providing an 
> > alternative OS and desktop, as someone pointed out to me, months ago, 
> > You're going to be on call for everything.
> > So I'm thinking, for what it's worth, just download and try the live 
> > versions.
> > My 0.02 cents worth
> > I hope this helps in some way.
> > Roger
> >
> As my time is not infinite :) I decided to install pclinuxos with kde DE
> and bfs-PAE kernel. Yes, I will be spending some time, maybe 8 or 16 hours
> bringing this lady up to speed on basic things. I will certainly automate
> the updates, so she will not have to interact with the process at all.

No idea of pclinuxos, but you may consider a cron job informing her on-screen of kernel updates which require a reboot. Of course, it is quite possible that your friend may shutdown and reboot each time so then this advice is moot.

Thanks,
Ranjan

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