A guy wants me to fix 3 laptops. I reinstalled Windows on them, but he said the vista dell i can do anything i want to.
What distro do I install?
moebuntu
>>58612486
Something he'll be able to use afterwards, so probably Ubuntu, Mint, or Fedora. MATE or openSUSE isn't a bad idea either
>>58612486
gentoo
TempleOS
3 laptops is perfect for this.
1 paper inside each, that writes out, FUCK YOUR LAPTOPS.
Then you get a call 4 days later.
>Laptops your fuck?
>>58612486
Don't install any on the third. Rewrite its BIOS and make it show a nice message prompting him to buy another computer.
Do a minimal arch install(no xorg shit). Print the gentoo handbook and tell him you respect his freedoms too much to just preconfigure his system for him. If you are feeling nice you could stand by and answer questions while he's compiling things. Beginners seem to have a hard time wrapping their head around use-flags, non-free licenses, and kernel configuration in my experience.
>>58612486
Vista obviously