Re: Distros specifically designed for children

On Wed, 21 May 2025 16:17:43 -0400, CtrlAltDel <Altie@bham.com> wrote:

Are there any Linux distros, other than Ubuntu, that are designed just for
children to use?
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With the refusal of Ubuntu to allow one to run an account as full admin at
all times, it is known to be designed primarily to be safe for children to
use.
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Are there any other Linux derivatives out there with these robust types
protections?  If a child knows how to type nautilus admin:/ into terminal,
they can bypass all of the protections for which Ubuntu was created.

Mageia does not let you log in as root when using the gui, but there is nothing stopping
you from switching to a text login, suc as using alt+ctrl+f3 and logging in as root there.
After login, root can then run "startx -- startkde" or " startx -- startgnome" as desired.
For wayland, the commands are
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland dbus-run-session startplasma-wayland and
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland dbus-run-session gnome-session
While I agree with blocking root login through the gui, I don't agree with blocking it for
text login.
Does ubuntu really block root login even in run level 3, aka multi-user.target or in a text
login screen?
Regards, Dave Hodgins