#fedora is nice, but it's clearly meant to be a workstation distro, not a desktop one

having #selinux in enforcing mode by default clearly implies that the intended mode of use is "any custom service that may be used would be first deployed by the sysadmin, then have the proper selinux policy written for it, then deployed onto the workstations"

and i don't have the skills to write proper selinux policies, at least not yet, my goal is to let dad have a desktop OS he can safely update via GUI, not manage a hundred workstations

gonna try #OpenSUSE next, i guess

@rnd I may have misunderstood, but I would say fedora is easier for a new user than openSUSE. I daily drive fed ws and set it up for my dad and with some tweaks and additions it's fine. I've just installed openSUSE on a spare laptop and I think it's fantastic. Already on radar as a switch if I feel the need to ditch fed, but also doesn't feel like a beginner distro to me. (had to do some terminal work to get software store to populate, for example.)