[OT] Granny-friendly Linux Distros?

[Nick Sabalausky (Abscissa)]

On 5/9/19 12:07 PM, Uknown wrote:
> 
> See the upgrade process : 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/installing-upgrading.html
> 
> Lubuntu works fine for me. Kubuntu is facing some issues with shortage 
> of manpower, so its better to install KDE on top of Ubuntu instead.
> 

Thanks. Good to know.

> CD recordings are handled fine by K3B and a lot of other FOSS software, 
> so you wan't have an issue there, regardless of which distro you select.

Yup, k3b is what I use on my machine. I agree, it works well. And I 
already have her using Audacity (cross-platform) to record audio. (The 
built-in Windows audio recording toy was introducing periodic audio 
slowdown - like playing back a worn-out old cassette.)

Ultimately, I've never heard of a Chromebook with built-in optical 
drive, which is one of the reasons why, as I was saying, Chromebook is 
pretty much out of the question.

> Just make sure the laptop you buy doesn't have a discrete GPU. Those 
> cost extra and likely won't be used, but will definitely give you some 
> nightmarish updates.

Haha, yea, I don't think she'll be needing to spend the extra $$ on some 
NVIDIA gaming setup ;)

> Intel integrated graphics has really good driver 
> support so you won't have any issues with it.

Yup. That's what mine has and it's been working fine. Even handles most 
indie games and many last-gen AAA no problem. Hollow Knight @ 60Hz on 
720p :) Not bad for a $340 five-year-old machine!

> Another thing is, a lot of 
> cheaper laptops of late are coming with dirt cheap touchpads which are 
> unusable. If possible try checking out the touchpads on the laptop 
> before you buy.

Ahh, I didn't know that, thanks! Luckily she usually just plugs in a 
mouse anyway. (Not too surprising - it's old enough to be from before 
touchpads became not-horrible in the first place.)