Hi,
Depends a little on their target hardware. If you've got the GHz and
GBytes for a fast/simple/complete install I use Linux Mint. Ubuntu
based but not so fussy about the purity of drivers etc, as long as
things just work straight out of the box.
If resources are a little tighter then my default install these days
is MX Linux with Xfce desktop (their "flagship" combo). Like Mint "it
just works".
I think it's important for newbie users who might be trying things out
on an older set of hardware that they still get a crisp response.
Better simple and fast, than fancy and slow.
Both these will handle Zoom and movies well if the hardware is at all
capable.
MX do an even lower resource version with a Fluxbox desktop and a
smaller default set of apps, although I've not had reason to try it.
On Thu, Feb 13 at 05:52, Gordon Scott via Hampshire wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm soon to give a talk to my local U3A computer interest group
> (Beginners and intermediates) on Linux, for which I'll likely use main
> subjects "Why Linux?", "Why Not Linux?" and "Getting started with Linux".
--
Bob Dunlop
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