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

[Martin]

Daryl,

Good stuff. 'Twill be good to see you along... I was wondering if you
had been Trumped...!

We should have a good tale to tell ;-)


See ya there,

Cheers,
Martin



Daryl wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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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