[dfs3] Skill share

[Barry Titterton]

On 11/06/14 18:18, Dan Dart wrote:
>
> Hello. Joining into this a little later than everyone else..
>
> However..
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> I was wondering, as a skill-sharer, if anyone would like me to write 
> up any course or lesson plans. I'm not sure which audience/skill level 
> is the primary focus.
>
> Cheers
> Dan
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Perhaps Dan could have a go at a simple, non-scary, guide to installing 
Mint? Particularly how to get a machine to boot from a CD or USB.

I was trying to explain to people at the EcoFest on Sunday how easy it 
was to try out Linux using a live CD but they all seemed to get a look 
of fear/puzzlement/rabbit-in-the-headlights when I talked about "telling 
the computer to start up using software from the CD/USB". They obviously 
had no idea what I was talking about. As non-techies they will be 
understandably frightened of breaking their computers. I have always 
found that getting the computer to boot from the removable media to be 
the hardest part of the trial or installation process. More modern 
machines seem to have standardised on F12 for boot order access but it 
will more difficult for our project as we will be working with older 
kit, and each manufacturer seemed to have a different way of getting to 
the boot order menu.

Cheers,

Barry
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