Which distro are we going to install?

[David Spoelstra]

Perfect Chandler! I look forward to playing with it.
-David

On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM chandler latour <chandlerlatour25 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for all the responses everyone,
> I decided to install Lubuntu 24.04 on it. It went great, it worked great,
> and I spent the day setting up all manner of programs. I’ve got
> LibreOffice, Gimp, Blender, and I plan to put more useful programs on this
> thing. I also got a few games loaded on these things, including an old
> Windows game through wine. It’s a nice little benchmark to show off what
> this piece of would-be e waste can actually do with the right setup.
>
> I’m excited for Wednesday!
>
> On Sep 27, 2025, at 12:33, David Spoelstra <davids at mediamachine.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> >So unless Lubuntu installs drastically different than Ubuntu, I'd say you
> are good to just bring in a pre-installed machine.
>
> They both use the same installer app so it's identical. So, just bring the
> pre-installed machine. Thank you!
>
> -David
>
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM Bernie Hoefer <
> LUG-Member at themoreiknow.info> wrote:
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>> On 2025-09-26 14:11 UTC-05:00, chandler latour wrote:
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>> > I apologize for being late to the discussion,
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>> No need to apologize.  Welcome to the discussion!
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>> > I’m writing because I also plan on bringing along a laptop to
>> > demonstrate Linux, though I don’t plan on having a big organized
>> > presentation.
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>> That's fine.  I'd like to see Lubuntu and how it is different than Ubuntu
>> -- especially since it is aimed at older computers.  Thank you!
>>
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>> > Also, I’m torn between installing it live or installing it and
>> > setting stuff up prior to the presentation.
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>> Originally I was thinking that I'd bring in a server with the Fedora and
>> Ubuntu repositories loaded on it so any installs we did would be local
>> installs -- i.e. not going over Moser's wireless out through the Internet.
>> But with our focus changing to just helping any newbies with running a
>> live-USB or live-CD distro and *just showing* the full installation, I am
>> no longer going to bring in a server.
>>
>> So unless Lubuntu installs drastically different than Ubuntu, I'd say you
>> are good to just bring in a pre-installed machine.
>>
>> Thank you again, Chandler!  We're looking forward to what you have to
>> contribute!
>>
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