I highly recomend Ubuntu 18.x LTS the newest one. The mistakes they made in previous version UIs were corrected and it has install access to most wifi drivers. Simple fast and complete install in one operation. I have a flash drive with this distro in TAMI ready for mass use.
The point of installing Linux is to have a useful opperating system for other usefull tasks, not waste time with damands for itself.
Not yet, I’ll think about it.
No. But right now zero people wanting linux, 5 people knowing linux.
Whatever the helper decides. I suggest we each install what we are most comfortable with to support, and base it on the user’s knowledge level.
I suggest creating an event ASAP on Facebook and see if there is any call for it at all. Worst case you can cancel later of if there is no call for it - however its already quite late to post about it.
In Jerusalem Linux Club we posted a month in advance and had also the university advertise.
It is in facebook, not sure who added it, the link is above. I hope we have enough people coming. I personally intend to come anyway, at worst I will clean up
i will start pushing this early next week.
this parties usually have more experienced then non experienced coming
its ok. everything is ok as long as stuff happens
We had the party as planned.
We had about 10-15 people overall. Most were there to help or, well, party.
People who wanted help:
One person with windows wanting help installing Linux in Virtualbox
One person with windows 7 wanting to dual boot. We successfully installed Ubuntu via universal linux installer after learning that Ubuntu will not install correctly if booted through UEFI but requiring custom partitioning (i.e. not devoting full disk to ubnutu). Fedora faired well, however user wanted Ubuntu.
One person came with an eeepc with linux and wanted some help, maybe @Uri can clarify.
One person came looking for a place to work, and also wanted some linux, but @daonb was more interested in partying.
Overall I had a great time, thanks for everyone coming! If it turns out to be the siren song, I’m glad to say I had a linux install party, even if 20 years late