cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/550905

Basically, which linux distro is the best for a non-power user? Someone who wants to be able to get up and running without having to learn how to manage the OS using the cli.

Quick example: When I install a new OS, the first thing I want to do is install Brave. That should be as easy as “click on this thing, type in brave, select Brave, install.”

  • aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
    01·
    1 year ago

    Doesn’t the Mint software center prompt for an admin authentication if you install a .deb package?

    If so, an immutable OS like Silverblue would be technically more simple, seeing as flatpak installation doesn’t require sudo.

    • monobot@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Doesn’t the Mint software center prompt for an admin authentication if you install a .deb package

      It does, but I wasn’t even thinking of it.

      Mint has flatpak integrated in it’s software management tool, so that might be enough.

      Fedora maybe, I usually hear powere users using it, but for Mint I know that my parents and girlfriend don’t have any issues.

      • aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Fedora is a bit more complicated to install and configure, but once that’s done it’s not a difficult distro to use. And Silverblue makes it even easier to maintain than Mint as it’s immutable.