I’ve been trying to get my younger brother into computers ever since he was 8. Back then I gave him his 1st hand me down computer; a Pentium III with decent hardware and Windows XP Pro.
Last weekend, he came over to my house and saw the latest computer I built. “What’s that?” he said, pointing to the blue LED lights that were clearly visible from the transparent case. “My computer”, I responded as I proceeded to start it up.
As the system was booting up I pointed out to him that the operating system was called Linux and that I was using Fedora. I sat him down and started one of my favorite Linux games, Nibbles. Later that day, I asked him if he liked the computer and he said yes.
Now that my brother is 10, I’ve decided to upgrade his system with one that has a faster processor and more memory (I’ll spare you with the details). The new system will run Linux of course; but now I’m trying to decide between Fedora and Edubuntu. The challenge is that my mom also needs to use the computer and she is a very different type of user to say the least.
What Linux distro should I install for them? Fedora or Edubuntu?
It turns out my brother is perfectly happy with his current Windows XP system and is not interested in trying out a new OS.
So, out of respect, I’m leaving the new Linux box aside for another soul.