What distros do you install on your mom’s, sister’s, buddy’s, etc machines?

My go-to has usually been Mint, but I wonder if there is a better set and forget, easily understood distro to install on the computers of those who will rely on you for support.

atomic distros would probably be a good option, but it seems that same disk dual boot is a no no, and that can be a deal breaker.

I’m thinlink QoL, for me, that is.

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    Whatever OS they want or need, be it Ubuntu or Mint or whatever, or even Windows for that matter; it ain’t my system so it ain’t my decision at the end of the day.

    I could recommend things for my hypothetical client to look into on their own at a later date, but whatever OS I install on that system is ultimately up to the person I’m hypothetically building it for, I can’t just randomly install something without the client’s permission, assuming I’m getting paid to build them a PC in this hypothetical.

    Granted I’m speaking in terms of that person being a client in a business relationship more than a casual ‘I’m getting sick of Windows, what should I run instead’ setting-it-up-for-a-friend scenario, but still.