[gatonegro]

It's perfectly doable. I set up Linux Mint for a non-technical family member on a laptop almost a year ago. They use it for browsing the Internet, watching things on streaming services, etc. I just told them to click on the small shield icon that pops up in the system tray now and again to install system updates. I visited them yesterday and asked to see the laptop out of curiosity. It's fully updated, fast, and does everything they want.

[Fire-Dragon-DoL]

I wish it was true. I use linux on a day to day and when things go wrong (updates or apps), you need a terminal.

When things go well, you sometimes need a terminal to avoid jankiness.

I guess a person who uses a pc in a very limited way might not notice, but then they could also use any os and achieve the same.

[gatonegro]

When updates or apps go wrong on Windows, you sometimes need to use Powershell. Sometimes it's easier to use Powershell for admin tasks to avoid janky settings menus. What's the difference?

[Fire-Dragon-DoL]

The person using the terminal who is not a developer has no idea what to type, unless they have *some bash training*