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Linux for Kids? (yall.theatl.social)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm thinking about building a desktop with one of my kids and I would really prefer to put Linux on it. My wife is not a fan of the idea, however.

I'm wondering are there any good Linux distros/utilities for children that include parental control features and things like that? And that are easy to use for a child who has only used basic Chromebooks in the past?

For reference the child is under 12.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

ElementaryOS comes with parental controls iirc

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It does! You can limit screen time, filter websites, and block apps from running. I’m not sure how well they work because I’ve never used them though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That sounds like exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. She's not great at managing her electronic time yet and she needs some guardrails to make sure she's not staying up all night watching YouTube videos and things like that.

But I also want to give her the opportunity to learn and explore

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

If you search for “Screen Time & Limits” on their site you can get a preview.

I’ve been running elementary as my daily driver for years with few issues, so I definitely recommend! Make sure to try out the safety settings on a live cd first though, I can’t verify how the limits work for sites and apps

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

They live up to their name!