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What would be the best setup to ease my niece (10) into tux land? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 22 hours ago by bubblybubbles@lemmy.ml to c/linux@programming.dev

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Watched my niece yesterday and while we were playing Minecraft she noticed that my laptop "windows n stuff" didn't look lik the schools computers and I told her about linux and she got rly interested and now she wants a laptop "just lik mine" which is runnin Linux Mint

She's somewhat technical apt, for a 10 year old, and I could probs dig up a decent laptop for her but not sure if I should jus dump mint on a laptop for her and let her have at it or something else?

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[–] lung@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Just print out the arch wiki in a series of binders, give her access to a tech recycling center, and a screwdriver set. That'll learn'er

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Dude... she's 10, what are you talking about. That would just be humiliation. Don't you know the age - distro gold standard?

3 - Linux Mint
6 - Arch
9 - Gentoo
13 - Linux from scratch
15 - Maintainer of distribution
18 - Kernel developer
21 - Printer user

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

39: Windows

80: Those electronic typewriters that I’ve always wanted one of

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago

give me access to a tech recycling centre too :`(