I need a distro that is stable with a particular need to set up zero input automatic updates. If an update asks for a password or needs user interaction in basically any way it simply won’t get done. All he needs is a reliable platform for browsing the web. I am replacing an Ubuntu system that has apparently just stopped working (I have not had a chance to examine it yet) after years and years of not getting proper updates after he forgot his password.

Something like Bazzite is intriguing because of it’s locked down environment although he is very much not a gamer. Is there something locked down like Bazzite but with long term LTS release cycle?

  • IratePirate@feddit.org
    31·
    19 days ago

    Define what you mean by “locked down”. If you don’t give your user superuser privileges, every distro is locked down because the user can only ever write to their own /home

    I’d strongly recommend Mint:

    • with Cinnamon DE: very Windows-esque UI
    • Ubuntu / Debian-based, i.e. rock-solid, unlikely to break
    • 100% automated updates (including automatic removal of old kernels so your /boot won’t get clogged
    • Timeshift system snapshots in case something does break. (Note: I’ve only ever used Timeshift to un-fuck systems that I, personally, had fucked with superuser rights and manual meddling.)
    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
      5·
      19 days ago

      Seconded. Absolutely what I’d install in this kind of situation. I have an old machine set up for my wife with Mint. She only uses it to check her bank account, basically. So far zero issues.

      • Hund@feddit.nu
        2·
        19 days ago

        I can also recommend Linux Mint. It’s a great general purpose option for both beginners and experienced users.