@ink_slinger The whole monarchy is a safety valve. I'm from Australia and the queen had to fire the gov. Then look at USA. Gridlock & corruption. Look, no gov. Structure is perfect but having a rich family as caretakers that can't be bribed as money is not a issue for them. Based on history! Seems to be the best available.

@nexx Have a USB with Ubuntu Mate installed on it as a backup. Or whatever O.S. you like. & backup your data. Remember 3 copy's - 2 locally & 1 remote. Losing your ”super block” on your hard drive can be scary if you're not a terminal user. :)

Just converted a another "noob" over to Linux. Gnome Solus OS. She has a Android phone & tablet but hasn't used a computer in years. So Gnome is very Androidish and Solus is ”restrictive" with it's software & locked down. This is perfect for an appliance style computer. The computer is a all-in-one Lanovo Think smart. Basically it will be used for Chrome, Kodi & Spotify. + all the Google stuff to sync up with the phone.