As someone who's tried to convince their spouse to move from Windows to Mac or Linux, I'd personally not fight this battle unless they express interest. There w

As someone who's tried to convince their spouse to move from Windows to Mac or Linux, I'd personally not fight this battle unless they express interest. There will be friction regardless of how perfect you set up their DE, and unless they are actively interested in navigating the road blocks, they're going to get frustrated at you, and the computer. Look at it the reverse, how would you feel if she pressed for you to get off your freebie OS and use a "real operating system." (disclaimer, I use Fedora as my daily driver.) You'd probably feel frustrated and defensive that Linux checks your checkmarks and Windows does not. That is probably true of her position. Just show her a Chromebook if you want her to try Linux. You'll probably regret pressing for her to jump on anything anything more complex than that.