Hello, I'm looking for a Linux distro that I could recommend to friends who are rather frustrated with Windows 10. The friends in question ask me about how to fix problems with their computers from time to time.
The essentials would be: -has a *good* Windows migration assistant, which must be able to handle Windows 10; I know that Ubuntu used to have this. -glibc-based, so that Flash and Avast Workstation will work (at least one of the friends in question uses avast on Windows) -has Chromium (and preferably Chrome) -has Open/LibreOffice (one of the friends in question has used OpenOffice on Windows since...7 or 8 years ago, I think) -DE familiar to Windows users (if Trinity were more active, I'd go with that without hesitation; but I suspect properly configured Xfce or Mate may be better at this point.) -can install to hard drive, though support for Live CD is desired. -binary based Highly preferred: -not rolling release, since one of the friends in question is rather upset about the new Windows mandatory automatic update policy. -non-systemd based, so that I can help debug issues; OpenRC or sysv-rc preferred -dpkg/apt based, since that's the package manager I'm most familiar with. -easy-to-navigate system administration GUI. -wireless GUI that doesn't require preconfiguring wpa_supplicant. A lot of these features are not what I use: I last migrated from Windows about 5 years ago, so I have no idea what the state of the art is; I use Links, Otter, and Iceweasel; I haven't used OO/LO much in the last 3 years; I spend most of my time in the terminal; the only desktop I use is CDE; ... So I'd like some recommendations for something a little more mainstream. Thanks, Isaac Dunham _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
