On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 4:11 AM, jd1008 <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Have a friend who wants to try getting away from windows, which, > in spite of all the AV software the vendor had installed on her > windows 7, it was plagued by viruses that rendered it unusable. > > So, since she is not technically savvy, I was thinking of finding a linux > distro that is practically self maintaining, as she has zero tech savvy for > doing things like updates, configurations, fililing abrt reports, .....etc. > > Any ideas what linux to use for such a person? > > Thanx. I'd personally go with CentOS 7.0 (if all the required software is there) or Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. CentOS will most likely out-live Windows 7 and maintains a very strict update policy (you'll have to work hard to break it) and once installed correctly, will require little administrative attention. On the down side, CentOS has far less packaged software compared to Fedora / Debian / Ubuntu (Even w/ EPEL and RPMFusion enabled). Ubuntu has far more software, is easier to use, but the Ubuntu's LTS policy is far less strict than CentOS so breakage due to updates is more common. - Gilboa -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
