I have four laptops running Linux. Two (Windows Vista originally) run Lubuntu, and two (Windows 7) run Ubuntu. Updates are easy and the Linux software comes packaged with Libre Office (like Microsoft Office), Thunderbird E-Mail, and Firefox for internet browsing. I installed Brave to replace Firefox. I have never had to drop to the command line to do anything.
If you have an old computer, install a version of Linux and play with it. It will breathe life into an old computer and cost you nothing.
“I have never had to drop to the command line to do anything.”
These words are very welcome to see. I have been screaming for several years now that the “it’s complicated, it’s too techy” is now a total myth and just not true.
I have mint on a few older boxes, zero complaints.