[Nottingham] [Talk] 7:30pm Thursday 15/02/2018: Trip To Tale for an 8-years Franken-Upgrade!

[Daryl]

I'm going to endeavour to make it down for the first time in a while, as
with travel and work it might be tricky until March.

Good news is I'm getting a shiny new AMD Ryzen 7 this week and fully intend
to get Linux installed properly and not running in a VM!

I've spent the last 10 years on locked down Apple and Microsoft hardware
(at least on the machines I'm forced to use for work) :-(

Hope to see you all Thursday.

Daryl.

On 12 Feb 2018 21:28, "Martin via Nottingham" <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
wrote:

> Folks,
>
> 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!... That was 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 customised rolling release :-P
>
> Also enjoy a good smug feeling utilising 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
>
>
>     *Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem*
>
>     1 Brewhouse Yard
>     Nottingham, NG1 6AD
>
>     Phone:
>     0115 9473171
>
> We have the ground floor snug room reserved.
>
> Just ask the friend 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
>
>
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