I setup Debian on an old desktop for my mum a few years back, and she was able to use it happily with no issues or support from me - for the average person that

I setup Debian on an old desktop for my mum a few years back, and she was able to use it happily with no issues or support from me - for the average person that just wants a web browser and some word processing it works great! When it comes to development I find it immensely better, and found that it has also made me much more confident when I poke around on servers - no context switching between my local environment and remote. The only thing I miss is Adobe lightroom, but I don't do so much photography these days so it's not a deal breaker