My friend has an ailing Chromebook and I’m getting them a decent real laptop that I’m going to put Linux on. They essentially do everything in a browser already so software compatibility isn’t an issue. I’m looking for distros with high stability, KDE, unobtrusive updates that happen without user input, and a snapshot system so we can roll back if anything gets fucked up.
Also, recs for office software to get them off Google Docs (needs to be compatible with MSOffice formats)
Fedora Atomic if they are normal and Bazzite if they are a gamer (which is just gamer flavored fedora Atomic). Super super easy to set up and use out of the box, basically idiot proof and unbreakable. Would highly recommend.
The same Ublue family of people who make Bazzite also make Bluefin (Gnome) and Aurora (KDE), so I would actually recommend Aurora over stock Fedora Atomic since the Ublue bakes in a lot more stuff like drivers.
Edit: someone else mentioned this already, whoops. I still agree though.
why Atomic Fedora over their traditional distro?
Atomic distros are harder to break and easier to use than non-immutable distros, making them a very easy sell to someone who wants “high stability, KDE, unobtrusive updates that happen without user input, and a snapshot system so we can roll back if anything gets fucked up”