Mastodawn

Alright! Our town has our first Linux Install Party scheduled for next Saturday!

Plenty of volunteers to help out. We got a free meeting room at the library. We're installing Linux Mint as a default (but will be able to install other distros). We're putting together demo laptops this week.

Going to use this as a "first event" to iron out how to do it. Will set up to do it on a more consistent basis next year. May even make it part of the repair cafe and an official library event moving forward.

I'll let y'all know how it goes!!!

#solarPunk #mutualAid #linux #endOf10 #permacomputing

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🤯Matera the Mad🤯Nov 1

@tinker Sheeeit. I should contact my library or somethin

@tinker damn I saw this in Reddit and now I know it's you. 👍👍👍

Tinker ☀️Nov 1

@Fuzed - doxed

@tinker excellent.

Madness832 Nov 1

@tinker I stuck Mint on my 2011 Quad-core Phenom. Seemed like a good "f-around" choice.

@tinker oh, this is a great initiative to start locally I, like, just realized!!!

Pax Domini Nov 1

@tinker Oh man I want to bring this idea to my area!! Got any Canadian (Montreal, Quebec specific haha) friends?!

Fabulous! So much better than the AI beginner courses my Aussie state government is offering at taxpayers expense 😡

Adorne Sibley Nov 2

@tinker I stopped for the pixel occult profile pic and stayed for the post. What a wonderful idea! I love this 💗

@tinker this is awesome! Please share how the event went. I would want to host a similar event when I return to the US.

Elon Muksis 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇪🇺Nov 2

@tinker All Linux distros have problems with video codecs. I use OpenSUSE, which has good instructions for it. https://en.opensuse.org/Codecs

Codecs - openSUSE Wiki

@tinker @linuxaustralia - this would be an interesting idea if you could get volunteers...

Tinker ☀️Nov 2

@rowlandm @linuxaustralia - I just asked around, posted in the towns local subreddit, hopped in a few town hacker discords, and spoke to some of my friends.

I'm honestly worried we have more volunteers than we'll get attendees 🤣😅

@tinker @linuxaustralia haha, that is great!!!!!

Wombatadon Nov 2

@tinker @rowlandm @linuxaustralia a great idea.
I work in Linux support, half the battle is getting people to install it, the other half is helping them past the pain points
- connect to wifi
- printer
- patching.
Most linuxen should make that easy, but people are people, and will want help.
I'm sure you've got it sorted, though.

@tjbutt58 @tinker @linuxaustralia

I remember when trying to get WIFI was so painful in Linux!

It is an absolute breeze with Mint etc than it was before...

@tinker Great idea! I installed linux Ubuntu 2 weeks ago and I couldn't be happier. After decades of Microsoft products and now their latest move to control people even more, I'm done with Microsoft

DoomsdaysCW Nov 2

I love the graphic, @tinker ! Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday!

#Linux #LinuxInstallParty

Tinker ☀️Nov 2

@DoomsdaysCW - I got it from the Story Seed Library : https://storyseedlibrary.org

Welcome to Story Seed Library!

A library of Solarpunk art and story seeds helping you imagine a better climate future!

Story Seed Library

alxd of the Story Seed Library Nov 2

@tinker @DoomsdaysCW specifically https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/karl-schulschenk-solarpunk-city/ :D

We have a lot of other good things!

Solarpunk City

A library of Solarpunk art and story seeds, visions of an optimistic climate future.

Story Seed Library

Tinker ☀️Nov 3

@alxd @DoomsdaysCW - Yeah! I made sure to give attribution per the CC license. its in the image's alt text.

Kevin Russell Nov 2

I want a linux install.party for touchscreen tablets, in every town, but mostly mine.