Trip To Tale for an 8-years Franken-Upgrade!

Folks,

7:30pm Thursday 15/02/2018

Now also with an added darktable demo.

Likely also also a demo of just how quickly a Linux distro can be installed onto a laptop…

See you all there for:

Join in at Ye Old Trip To Jerusalem this Thursday evening for a little something of a tale of a convoluted upgrade of an 8-years upgrade of a 16-years-long running Linux system on a Frankenstein of a continuously evolved continuously used machine… Perhaps the only original parts are the case and power lead!… All yanked through an Octarine[*] leap…

The DVD writer died long ago (back when DVD+/-Rs were a good backup). Unfortunately, a ‘new’ SSD died somewhat more recently… (And scarily soon AFTER the upgrade…)

• Enjoy the fun and games of a mishmash of hardware spanning generations;
• Data (and WINE programs) spanning back to Windows95C;
• A mix of IDE & SATA with spinning and non-spinning multiple disks;
• Multiple filesystems;
• And a leap from a 2009-era fixed-release distro to… Gentoo!
• And the fun and allure of a fully customized rolling release
• Also enjoy a good smug feeling utilizing old yet very capable hardware!

There might even be a cladogram thrown in there somewhere…

And no such upgrade would be complete without a backup or few…

All welcome, technical and non-technical alike, for everything about Linux distros, filesystems, partitioning, and upgrades!

We will no doubt be discussing everything else in general also.

All at:

7:30pm Thursday 15/02/2018

We have the ground floor snug room reserved.

Just ask the friendly bar staff for Linux or follow the Penguins!

Some of us will be there earlier for some of their fine food and warmth.

All welcome!

See ya there,
Martin

*: Ask Terry Pratchett