[sf-lug] sf-lug Digest, Vol 303, Issue 1

[Elise Scher]

Hi People,
      First, I thank you all.
      Second, I can bring USB sticks.
      Third, I am planning to attend the meeting of your sister
organization in Menlo Park on 9/9 from 4:00 pm. It will just be so much
easier for me to get there and park there.

Again, thank you,
Elise Scher

On Aug 25, 2017 1:01 AM, <sf-lug-request at linuxmafia.com> wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:21:26 +0000 (UTC)
> From: acohen36 <acohen36 at SDF.ORG>
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> Subject: [sf-lug] Elise's Request for Linux Install
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> Elise's Request for Linux Install
> Was formerly 'Elise's request in sf-lug Digest, Vol 301, Issue 1'
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> Quoting Elise Scher <elise.scher01 at gmail.com> :
>
> > I would love to install some flavor of linux on a cheap laptop
> > I have. But I sure could use some help.
>
> In addition to the advice and questions from others, I'd request that
> Elise S seriously consider obtaining and bringing along several sticks of
> good USB 2.0 thumbdrives. The specific reason for using these are that
> such USB 2.0 sticks are _still_ the Lowest Common Denominator of bootable
> media. Even netbooks -- which nearly always do _not_ have optical drives
> -- will have _at least_ two version 2.0 or higher USB ports.  You can
> still easily find discounted 16 GB USB 2.x sticks at your local office
> supplies store (e.g., Office Max/Depot, Staples, ...etc), at
> Walgreens/Walmart, at many other brick-and-mortar retailers, and of course
> online.
>
> I'm fairly certain that Bobbie S or someone else at the next SF-LUG
> meeting will be able to copy or bring alone downloaded ISO image files of
> Linux distros and subsequently "burn" such bootable images to one or more
> of these USB sticks.
>
>
> Quoting Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>:
>
> > > Does your cheap laptop have an OS already installed?
> > > Do you have previous experience with Linux?
>
> > Or maybe Elise could tell the mailing list, so others can help.
>
> Just as my own humble suggestion in addition to Rick M's, would you (Elise
> S) _also_ please put a more specific subject header/title other than
> 'sf-lug Digest, Vol 301, Issue 1' in your email posts? An example of this
> might be something like mine here, or a little bit better yet, 'Requesting
> help at meeting to install linux on cheap laptop'.
>
> Just as my own humble suggestion in addition to Rick M's, would you (Elise
> S) _also_ please put a more specific subject header/title other than
> 'sf-lug Digest, Vol 301, Issue 1' in your email posts? An example of this
> might be something like mine here, or a little bit better yet, 'Requesting
> help at meeting to install linux on cheap laptop'.
>
> I myself think using a more specific title makes it much easier figure out
> what you are really interested in from just a quick glance at the
> email-list's organized listings. FWIW, Rick M and Eric S Raymond/ESR offer
> more comprehensive reasons for this suggestion in the section 'Use
> meaningful, specific subject headers' (
> http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Essays/smart-questions.html#bespecific ) within
> their excellent co-authored article 'How To Ask Questions the Smart Way'.
>
>
> Thanks,
> -A
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> acohen36 at sdf.org
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