Any recommendations for a linux distro that i can set up and be reasonably sure my non techy SO won’t break accidentally? The set up doesn’t have to be easy it just has to not break once I leave her alone with it. My first thought was popOS.

My plan is to have 2 profiles and not give her access to sudo. I just don’t want to have to go into it unless she needs a new program.

  • Xanza@lemm.ee
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    8 days ago

    Use btrfs snapshots. Bring the PC to a state that you like, make a snapshot. Then on shutdown set the profile to reload to the specific snapshot.

    Any issues? Just restart. Might take a minute, but it ensures the exact same environment every time.

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      8 days ago

      I would like to avoid BTRFS at all costs if possible. But snapshots are definitely part of my plan.

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        8 days ago

        So be it. I’ve been using btrfs for a long time now without any real issues. No idea why everyone’s dick gets so hard whenever you mention it.

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      8 days ago

      Grub-btrfs is what broke my setup. Btrfs is what broke my backup. This was last week. Come again with btrfs if it gets stable.

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        8 days ago

        I mean, yes. You can’t exactly snapshot a system and return it to operational order “under any circumstances” without compromise…