Windows has gotten so bad that my family, who has been reticent about the switch since 2004, has finally given in and is swapping! So far I got them to agree with ChromeOS Flex (booo, but still better than windows) and Bazzite!
So the criteria is something running the Linux kernel with no concern for what the user space is? Kind of reminds me of the movie Uncle Buck when he said he quit smoking and switched to cigars.
ChromeOS
🤦♂️ My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
yeah 😔
Be careful here… There will be a learning curve, and you may end up being the tech support person if you aren’t already.
I installed fedora workstation on the computer of the mother of my wife. It just works. I set google chrome on autoboot and told her, if there is a pop up that says update system klick yes. Never had a single problem with it.
I kinda already am. I hate working on their windows problems
Yeah, fair. At least you’ll get fewer facepalms this way!
If you already are their tech support, you probably could’ve forcibly switched then a long time ago.
At least, that’s how I treat my computer-illiterate boomer parents. For them, it’s “use what I tell you to use or you’re on your own.” To be fair, on their last few computers that was MacOS, but their iMac from 2013(?) got so obsolete it wasn’t good enough anymore, so as of a few months ago they’re on a mini PC running Linux whether they like it or not.
WARNING they may suffer from less bugs, less annoying updates, better performance, less spyware and functional package management.
Before anyone says anything I am aware there are trade-offs due to switching from what you know.
I give the warning before I’m handed the laptop. I’ve done three in the family, all Linux Mint XFCE, I never hear any complaints. Shit just works.
Why ChromeOS though? Were they already familiar with the UI and features?
They were probably familiar with the name “Google”, makes it seem official and supported.
Unfortunately, OS Flex is the worst of both worlds; bad Linux distro and no Android runtime and libraries.
FydeOS is the answer.
I didn’t know about this. Looks good.
Our shared family PC is running Aurora. My wife has a ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 on the way and we are trying to figure out what she will be running. She’s coming from an old MacBook Pro so we are going to start with trying to find the best Gnome experience. I was originally thinking Fedora Workstation but I think the updates will get on her nerves.
Aurora is fantastic. I tried just to see how much work it would be to use an immutable os, and ended up using it on my main computer, for both work and gaming. installed and never looked back.
Hooray, great news! Meanwhile im still hoping some of my family will do the same.
Try FydeOS if you want Google Play store and Android apps.
I noticed it but it seemed to be proprietary and a kinda unknown, whats the deal with it?
They make hardware and this is the OS for that hardware. I ran it on a Windows laptop that had Chromebook specs. ChromeOS Flex was almost useless for my case so this was the next best thing. I run Debian on that now but this was fine while I used it. There is openFyde as well.
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