Just use a live boot thumbdrive. Let her get her feet wet. When she sees she has almost no issues or zero issues compared to Windows. She'll just use Linux by default.
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Try using Linux off a live boot thumbdrive. Then you can figure out what you need to figure out before committing. You can even test out different distros. Just get as fast of a thumb drive as you can or Linux will feel pretty slow.
it offers no GUI to easily create and manage user groups
Correct, a very common task for little grandmas and other average users.
Yep, they aren't trying to figure out what games, one manually adds to the Steam library.
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Because the driver is the glue code between the device, and the operating system. What happens when the kernel changes, or needs to change? Then the driver on your devices don't match up with the kernel anymore. A lot of Windows folks think Windows has some sort of stable interface and that's why Windows is backwards compatible. But it's untrue, Windows has inbox drivers, just like Linux has driver's that build with the Kernel. Any driver that reaches inbox status get brought into the Windows source. As the Windows kernel changes, Microsoft engineers update all the inbox drivers to match the new kernel changes. When companies don't get their driver inbox'd, they are responsible for keeping up with the kernel changes. Some devices eventually get left behind.
I believe you. I know I'm stretching it here. Only because it's just not like Microsoft to allow their OEMs off the leash. It's not unlike Microsoft to bring the full force and weight of the legal system down on their partners. And we definitely know Microsoft wouldn't hesitate to tie another company up in court just the for the sake of draining them of their operating cash. I'm just thinking, maybe there is a way that these handhelds fit into the free Microsoft licensing. I mean, knowing Microsoft is just going to crack the whip, why even spend the engineering dollars supporting Linux hardware in the first place. Maybe to give them leverage against Microsoft I guess.
Looks like /u/Luma got you sorted. Awesome feature right? It's been there for a long as I can remember. This is the best part about Linux. People who use Linux created features that helped them solve problems or made their daily work easier. And you can do the same if you are feeling motivated one day.
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Same. If I'm fixing something, it's because I did something I knew I shouldn't; which I rarely do. For instance, forced the upgrade of Ubuntu to 24.04 even though Canonical said that wasn't ready and had it disabled, but 24.04 was fine for new installs. I went out of my way to enabled the upgrade, let it break, and then I spent 5 minutes fixing the upgrade. Everything was fine after that. That was never my experience when I had to use Windows. It's like trying to start your carborated engine in the 80s. It's just a roll of the dice that things don't work with Windows.