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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Any recommendations for a linux distro that i can set up and be reasonably sure my non techy SO won't break accidentally? The set up doesn't have to be easy it just has to not break once I leave her alone with it. My first thought was popOS.

My plan is to have 2 profiles and not give her access to sudo. I just don't want to have to go into it unless she needs a new program.

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[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Aurora by Universal Blue. She will be unable to break it, and it's so freaking easy to use and install.

[–] Allero 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Depends on the use case. For example, I actually managed to bork Aurora to the unbootable state while trying to make a VPN work properly a while ago. It didn't live long :D

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

While I enjoy using Aurora, there were a bunch of issues popping up over the last few months (e.g. display freezes). I guess that's the danger of a rolling release cycle, but I'm not sure it's 100% as foolproof as it needs to be right now.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Aurora is not a rolling release. It's part of Universal Blue, based on Fedora Silverblue.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Okay, let's call it a semi-rolling release. Having breaking changes every 6 months is still very often for a set-and-forget system.