I need a distro that is stable with a particular need to set up zero input automatic updates. If an update asks for a password or needs user interaction in basically any way it simply won’t get done. All he needs is a reliable platform for browsing the web. I am replacing an Ubuntu system that has apparently just stopped working (I have not had a chance to examine it yet) after years and years of not getting proper updates after he forgot his password.
Something like Bazzite is intriguing because of it’s locked down environment although he is very much not a gamer. Is there something locked down like Bazzite but with long term LTS release cycle?
Budgie might be easier for someone who isn’t a technical user.
My thought was XFCE feels a lot like XP/7 era Windows, and so would be familiar. But I can see Budgie being attractive for someone where it’s just like “here’s the button for your email, here’s how you get on the internet” and they don’t need to touch anything else.