GNU/Linux Users Free Software Group. GNUz FreeNix workshop 1st Weds nite monthly

Hi all, monthly notice, October 7 - GNU/Linux Users' workshop: 7.30pm-9.30pm in the South Learning Centre (SLC), through rear door of South Christchurch Library at 66 Colombo Street, Cashmere - held on the first Wednesday night monthly, Feb-Dec.

LiveCD/DVD/thumbdrive installs of freenix operating system distributions are used to demonstrate alternative desktop environments, in the SLC computer lab of i5, all-in-one, touchscreen PCs. 'Freenix' is Unix-derived Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) esp. Linux & BSD

Ubuntu-MATE is the Debian GNU/Linux variant we most display and Long Term Support releases like 20.04 are recommended, though rolling upgrades (20.10 is next, October release) tend to run fastest with very latest kernel drivers and software incorporated. Both are up-to-date, secure, and will run well on a lot of ageing equipment to extend its life. See http://debian.org background and http://ubuntu-mate.org/download/ for these distros and http://distrowatch.com for a great many other strains to choose from. Portable devices welcome, esp. laptops, Android phones etc. Arduino and Raspberry Pi sesssions too.

BYO distributions and any new tech you like; overhead projector / large screen - let us know if you have a presentation to offer.

Notes to review from our last meetup on 19.9.20 are here:
http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2020/New%20Zealand/Christchurch/GNUz

Watch for our online event link coming soon, will appear in comments.

Thank you for the support of these workshops.

Kind regards,

Rik

pp Sydenham GNU/Linux Users
http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/gnuz
Software Freedom Day, Team Christchurch South, 18-September-2021