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Dad uses a computer in 2025 (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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[–] 12 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I'd just recommend Pop!_OS then. NVidia drivers can come preinstalled if you need them (not that it's super hard to install on Ubuntu) and no Snap bullshit - anything you install via apt uses a deb, instead of sneakily installing a snap. Flatpak still remains an option and you CAN install snaps if you want to. COSMIC as it is now, is GNOME reconfigured a bit to be a bit keyboard-friendlier and will soon be replaced by COSMIC the brand new desktop environment. Otherwise it's fairly similar to Ubuntu.

Also, Kubuntu or Mint are Ubuntu with an UI that is more familiar to someone coming from Windows. They work more or less the same.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    Yeah, when I tried basic Ubuntu about a year ago, it must not have liked something about my two monitors or Nvidia GPU.
    The whole desktop was shitting itself, and at one point I could see my mouse on one monitor but the clicks were taking place on the other monitor. It's a nightmare to debug things when you can't accurately click any windows or buttons.
    Endeavor and Pop both worked out of the box.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    My partner tried popos and it was awful. Iirc, it didn't even seem to support her multiple monitors? I can't remember for sure, but we had some issues and bailed pretty quickly. She and I both are now rocking Kubuntu, which, as you mentioned, was a much easier transition from Windows for her (and me), though I'd have her try bazzite today if Kubuntu wasn't already set up.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    That is an oddity. Wish she'd filed a bug report. Unfortunately there will always be edge cases, but I'm glad to hear Kubuntu is working out. I disagree with Canonical on a lot of things, but I'd still rather see people using (K)Ubuntu than Windows.

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