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Easiest distro for elderly parent
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this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026
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Atomic distros don't support all packages, even flatpaks
I'm aure they support Firefox + email client + a few card games to spend time between sending an email and waiting a reply.
They do support these. These specific ones do work fine but others not so much. I would recommend something more closer to Ubuntu like Linux Mint
The OP's elderly parents won't need anything else. Have you forgotten that one of his specs is to minimize password usage and updating?