[Sussex] Portsmouth and South East Hants LUG - June 17th IRL

[Elio Crivello]

Sorry for not getting back to you earlier. time just flies.   My nephew
offered to help, although he has not come up with it so far.
May I contact the LUG asking for help on Linux matters ?  I have plenty of
them.
 Thank you  & regards
Elio


On Fri, 30 Jun 2023 at 09:20, Ian B via Sussex <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
wrote:

> Not quite sure why a different laptop would be any easier...also not quite
> sure what you wouldn't be able to do with a default chromebook that you
> would with Linux ? (I have one, and use mainly when on holidays), but there
> are certainly some things that may apply.
>
> You can even enable Linux shell off the bat,
> settings->advanced->developers->linux development environment->on. It's not
> quite the same as a full window based linux environment though for sure.
>
> If you do go the Gallium route, there are some instructions at
> https://wiki.galliumos.org/Installing (note the "Important" line on that
> page).
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Ian
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 8:36 AM Paul Feakins via Sussex <
> sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Dear Elio,
>>
>> Fantastic to be using Linux at 86!
>>
>> My first thought would be to sell the Chromebooks on Ebay and buy laptops
>> that are easier to install Linux on, is that an option?
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Paul Feakins
>> On 29/06/2023 23:15, Elio Crivello via Sussex wrote:
>>
>> Dear Lug,
>>
>> I am a 86 yrs old Linux user living in Hastings. I have used Linux for
>> the last 15 years e possibly more. I do not intend to return to the "Blue
>> Screen of death".
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately I have a very busy life and cannot dedicate the time to
>> Linux that I would wish, as a result I am a permanent beginner, although I
>> manage to do all my computing work using Linux.
>>
>>
>> At present I have a pressing problem to solve that is why I write to you
>> asking for assistance.
>>
>> By mistake I bought 2 Asus Chromebooks (one for myself and one for my
>> wife) when they were on offer at half price with Lidl, some 18 months ago.
>>
>> The mistake was/is that I did not realize that the chromebooks are Cloud
>> based and that it is not easy to install a linux distribution on it. Also I
>> do not wish to dual boot the Asus, but replace the OS with Gallium. Also do
>> not wish to use the cloud and prefer to save all my work on flash drives.
>>
>>
>> I wonder if there would be someone in the Lug who would be able to
>> patiently dedicate the time to help me in installing Gallium OS on the
>> machine so that I can finally be able to use the Asus Chromebook and in
>> such a way as to enable me to install Gallium OS on my wife's machine, as I
>> would greatly appreciate learning how to deal with the problem.
>>
>>
>> As the old Chinese saying goes "please do not give me a fish but teach me
>> how to fish", however as beggars cannot be choosers, I would appreciate any
>> help that I get.
>>
>>
>> Thanking you.
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>> Elio Crivello
>>
>> PS: I came once to the LUG in Hailsham and was assisted/helped by Alex
>> Colquhoun, with FixParts, that must have been more than 10-12 yrs ago.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 16 Jun 2023 at 12:32, Paul Tansom via Sussex <
>> sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> This month's meet will be at Broad Oak, with the usual IRL start of 1pm,
>>> and sandwiches will be available.
>>>
>>> I will be back as my dad died on 19th May, my current challenge is a
>>> trapped sciatic nerve, but I'm reasonably mobile so trying to get out
>>> and back to some form of normal.
>>>
>>> See you there or, well, erm, not I guess - it is purely voluntary, but
>>> we still don't bite and we have no plans to. (I think this still works
>>> with me not there!).
>>>
>>> Keep safe.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Paul
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