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If you were to install Linux on a laptop for someone, what distro would you use? (lemmy.ml)

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My head tells me Linux Mint, but my heart says listen to your head. Why is this hard? 😂

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[–] uuj8za@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

I've been installing Fedora Silverblue on family member's computers. No complaints so far. They're all non-technical users.