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All I'm suggesting is not to drown him in terminology that's not immediately relevant. Let him get the wings built before you throw him off the cliff. It's extremely unlikely that he'll know what sudo is, for example, or even how to get to the point where he can use it. Nor is he likely to care just now about the relative merits of KDE versus Xfce, or know what Compiz is. Without context, it's all just jargon. He needs to see Linux live and breathing first. Maybe watch some YouTube videos of various components in action.
I'll definitely agree with you, though, that Ubuntu is a great way to get that start.
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