Re: Distros specifically designed for children

Le 31-05-2025, Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> a écrit :

On 2025-05-31, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:
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Le 26-05-2025, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> a écrit :

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   In any case, I understand that the common IDEA is
   to wean people off M$ ... and that means a very
   similar GUI experience. Many opt for KDE for that
   reason even though it's over-bloated. Gimme LXDE
   preferably .......

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You look confused. Choosing a distro is not the same thing as choosing a
WM/DE. Some distro provide a default WM/DE, but it doesn't mean that one
is stuck with the DE/WM default on that distro.

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And if this is confusing, that's a reason to explain choice and
introduce people to the concept that things can be done in more than one
way and that they usually have several approaches available on
Linux-based systems. Not a reason to ditch choice or hide it.

I never tell anyone which WM/DE use. I can tell which one I'm using, but
I never expect a new Linux user to discover Linux with a Tilling Window
manager. When I install Linux on someone's computer, I always install
three or four and explain how to switch between them. Then, the new user
can:
- Choose which one to prefer.
- Discover that they can be adapted, because when one like something in
  a DE/WM not available in the preferred one, maybe the preferred one
  can be configured to provide this possibility.
- Discover that there are more than just three or four possibilities and
  look for others which can be better.
- Discover that the WE/DE is not the only thing on a computer that can
  be changed.
- Discover what it mean to adapt one's computer oneself instead of
  adapting oneself to one's computer.

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