[dgb23]

For this to work we would need a specialized, simplified, "just works" distribution with a well defined set of hardware support and software packages. Slow moving, standardized, minimal configuration capabilities and with laser focus on security, "non-technical" and educational UX and documentation.

Companies and institutions could build on that foundation to provide support and integration. It could enable a kind of specialized market for IT in education that can be relied on.

Sounds like a monumental effort. But doable. Are there any attempts at this?

[pragmatic]

Cromebooks have filled this niche for better or worse.

[ssivark]

I would imagine that Debian (with the benefit of community+repository size and inertia) or Fedora (with the benefit of community+repository size, and something adjacent to commercial support) might be the best bet for such a distribution. Rolling anything different is likely to fragment avenues for support. IMHO, even Linux Mint / Pop OS feel too niche. Rolling a custom distro is almost surely a bad idea.

[kwhitefoot]

https://www.skolelinux.de/en/

[eternityforest]

Mint already provides a distro like that. I think the missing part is application software.

[anticensor]

Turkish government attempted twice and mostly failed: https://www.pardus.org.tr

[jjtheblunt]

Would it work if that distribution were Win11, since it's got WSL2 ?