To me the best Distro for a newbie is the Distro with the best support,
While I use Debian, I would not recommend it to a newbie, I would
suggest Xubuntu, because of it is a very simple interface. There is also
MX Linux, they are based Debian stable, with XFCE and a very good
community forum.
I would demo how you get the the downloaded ISO onto a USB stick, it is
not something windows users have to do. Then maybe a bit about dual
booting and the proper way to set it up. If they can't do that bit it
does not matter how good the linux distro they choose it going to start
badly for them.
Tim H
On 13/02/2025 17:52, 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".
>
> I'm probably fine with the first two, but I tend to stick with just
> two distributions that suit me well and I'm well aware that there are
> many others. (FYI, my two are Xubuntu and AVLinux).
>
> Which distributions should I shortlist to demo and advise for
> newcomers to Linux? I'd probably advise a try-before-you-install
> distro, which might shorten the list a bit.
>
> I'm working on the assumption for now that most people will want web,
> email, photos and office tools, maybe a calendar.
>
> Generally I trust suggestions from the LUG more than trying to filter
> useful stuff from the various distro fora.
>
> Any suggestions or advice welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gordon.
>
>
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