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Unless your Dad started using Linux from the first day it was created and released, I would be surprised if he (not being an IT type person) was able to install and set it up himself, without any help. I guess most people could use Linux as their primary OS, if it were pre-installed on a system for them, and they did not try to make many changes themselves, but I have found Linux to be very difficult to understand at times, and easy to screw up, when you don't know what you are doing.

My Mom is 88 and did not touch a computer until her early 70's, which is why my siblings and myself, decided to get her a Mac system, as they are generally easier for the average person to use, with no prior knowledge of how computers work. My parents are no longer together, and I started my Dad off with a spare A500 about 15 to 20 years ago, to do simple word processing. Then he bought an A3000 with a network card, as his first internet capable computer to do some web browsing and emails to the rest of the family, but that was short lived, because he wanted to run some newer software, so he then moved to a cheap Windows system. Now, he also has move again to a Mac system, but is due for an upgrade to something more up to date than his G5 20" iMac, as the LCD has died, and he has been using it with another external LCD connected. I believe he is considering, or has already purchased a new, or newer used, Intel MacMini. I would have to say that MacOSX is probably the easiest OS for non-computer minded people, who just want an internet appliance and a system to do word processing and print out letters and pictures. That, or an Android or iOS ARM powered tablet (but I strongly dislike all tablets).

[ Edited by amigadave 16.08.2016 - 13:18 ]