far_university190Sep 13, 2024

Distro and/or config for elderly person

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Hello, i have task to install a system for elderly person without much technical knowlegde (never used pc, no windows or mac). They need text processing, calculator and maybe spreadsheet. Want to disable anything else (setting panel, file browser, web browser, launcher, dock, terminal, login select, etc.) that not needed, all important thing only from desktop. Should not be able to go anywhere where not know what to do. But not permanent, might need to fix machine if ever break. Is there distro or config i can work off? Or need to start from scratch? What program you recommend? Thank you for any answer or recommendation

Show threadmarkstos

ChromeOS Flex

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Show threadboredsquirrel (he)Sep 13, 2024

No way. Then better use FydeOS.

Note that while ChromeOS is really really nice, beautiful and intuitive, it has like no support for running apps normally. You get Android apps and Debian in a container.

The performance sucks, you should setup unattended-upgrades.

But yeah, after that it could be great. If they never touch the terminal they cant break anything.

And while you can run Android and debian browsers (I tried Android Mull and Brave, and Debian Firefox and Brave both from their official repos), Chrome is always there and mostly the default I think.

Show threadmarkstosSep 14, 2024

The support for running apps in the Linux container feels fairly normal. I had a family member using LibreOffice and other apps that way for years and it worked fine. We bought a more powerful Chromebook and performance was fine. One family member is using ChromeOS on the Framework laptop. Performance there is great.

FydeOS is a de-Googled ChromeOS based in China.

aboutchromebooks.com/…/fydeos-vs-chromeos-flex-wh…

Unattended upgrades is for updates in the Linux container. Sometimes it’s used primarily for security updates. The whole thing is so locked down and containerized, I don’t think security updates in the container are as important.

It’s true that Chrome always installed, but you can put whatever icons in your launcher.

I’m not sure about changing the default browser.

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Show threadboredsquirrel (he)Sep 14, 2024

Yes, I know. She has a Framework Chromebook? Or do you actually run ChromeOS Flex on a Framework?

Both options are… interesting XD

Yes I would enable complete auto upgrades for the container. Maybe that could be hacked a bit by placing desktop entries somewhere.

Linux apps are running in a virtual machine that runs a Container. But they have access to storage, so it is relevant.

But I agree that ChromeOS is really well made. But a Tracking Hell full of Google too.

FydeOS is the only one you can use with a local account. Not even Android sucks that much.

Show threadaspitzerSep 13, 2024
chromeos is the correct answer. It maintains itself. Also, using gdocs, gaheets, etc., you dont have to deal with backups, “lost files”, etc.
Show threadPossibly linuxSep 13, 2024
Get them a nice Chromebook then. Chrome os flex isn’t quite the same