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<blockquote data-quote="StrikeBack" data-source="post: 211300" data-attributes="member: 6314">This very forum runs on Linux, like most of the Internet. My parents are computer illiterate and they can use Ubuntu Linux just fine. They don't really care what they use, they just know it's something fast for their older computers and they don't have to pay for or worry about antivirus. Dad even installs Ubuntu from a USB stick himself. It's pretty much click click type in your name click, reboot once, done. You don't have to use apt to install stuff. For n00b users like my parents, they can use something like Ubuntu Software Center, which is like the App Store or Google Play. Dead simple. Get a VM, install Ubuntu, try to do some stuff with it first, get a feel for things. Ubuntu Wiki can be of great help here.Then, get on Linux From Scratch: <a href="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org" target="_blank">http://www.linuxfromscratch.org</a>Start with LFS. It's a rather steep learning curve, but it will explain to you what's underneath all that. The step by step walkthrough is excellent. Once you've done LFS, it's relatively easy to pick up most of regular Linux stuff. You can go on the other LFS subprojects as well, or you can go learn other things.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StrikeBack, post: 211300, member: 6314"] This very forum runs on Linux, like most of the Internet. My parents are computer illiterate and they can use Ubuntu Linux just fine. They don't really care what they use, they just know it's something fast for their older computers and they don't have to pay for or worry about antivirus. Dad even installs Ubuntu from a USB stick himself. It's pretty much click click type in your name click, reboot once, done. You don't have to use apt to install stuff. For n00b users like my parents, they can use something like Ubuntu Software Center, which is like the App Store or Google Play. Dead simple. Get a VM, install Ubuntu, try to do some stuff with it first, get a feel for things. Ubuntu Wiki can be of great help here. Then, get on Linux From Scratch: [URL]http://www.linuxfromscratch.org[/URL] Start with LFS. It's a rather steep learning curve, but it will explain to you what's underneath all that. The step by step walkthrough is excellent. Once you've done LFS, it's relatively easy to pick up most of regular Linux stuff. You can go on the other LFS subprojects as well, or you can go learn other things. [/QUOTE]

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