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Unpopular opinion: Pressuring / "convincing" non-technical family members into using Linux is bad behaviour. It means that family member is now beholden to you. They almost certainly don't know anyone else who knows anything about Linux, so when they have problems - and they WILL have problems - you are the only person they can turn to. You are giving yourself power over them, essentially for the sake of your own vanity.
@hedders unpopular response maybe but people putting people on Linux are ALREADY doing all the problem fixing, malware cleaning, etc, for them.
@colin_mcmillen That's probably true. And when you're the de facto tech support for your extended family, it can be tempting to try to push your own choices and priorities; you might even convince yourself that it's in their best interests. But it does create dependency.
@hedders Indeed. I did free tech support for my parents age 12-30, and when I got tired of it I started sending them to local computer shops instead of forcing them to use something they don't know *and* still depend on me.
@colin_mcmillen Good move. Smart, sensible, and respectful of them and of your own time.