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Ask Slashdot: Some Good Linux Desktop Option For Kids?

Posted by msmash on from the help-a-friend-out dept.

New submitter TIWolfman writes: I'm looking to re-purpose some of the older hardware that I've held onto to create something of a starter machine for my kids (both aged below 10). At this point it's still just a few shortcut icons I can setup on the desktop for them, primarily to web tools/sites they use, but I'd like some flexibility; everything I've read suggests options that haven't had any activity since 2015. Is there an option out there or is this just a custom job?

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  1. The year of Linux Desktop! by LynnwoodRooster · · Score: 5, Funny

    The world in general is still waiting for a good Linux Desktop for adults...

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    1. Re:The year of Linux Desktop! by dbreeze · · Score: 5, Insightful

      No it's not. There are several fine desktop options available for those who decide to use Linux. What the world is waiting for is adults who recognize the advantage of breaking free from monopolistic, profit-driven, central control of their electronic/online experience.

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  2. Re:Edubuntu by GoTeam · · Score: 5, Informative

    I agree, edubuntu is a great option. My oldest is 7 years old and she enjoys using it.

  3. SLACKWARE! by Daltorak · · Score: 5, Funny

    And none of this modern shit.... give those little snots Version 2.1 on 70 floppy disks! Thatâ(TM)ll showâ(TM)em! If I had to struggle as a youth to learn Linux, so should everyone!!

  4. Re:Linux Mint by jedidiah · · Score: 5, Insightful

    > If you want them to be successful later in life and be able to integrate seemlessly into the modern business and financial world, I would suggest Microsoft Windows

    These are modern children we are talking about, not middle aged dinosaurs ready to be put out to pasture.

    Kids aren't nearly that stupid. They can manage to use one brand of app and apply the same concepts to another. Someone under the age of 10 might be exposed to Linux or MacOS and not even percieve these as distinct platforms.

    Your sort of zealotry is gravely outdated.

    Besides, whatever they learn in the Microsoft space today will be gravely outdated by the time they might be exposed to it in the "real world".

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