If they are laptops then we can triage them and redistribute, as part of the Laptops For All project.  But if they're desktops, we can't physically deal with them and there won't be any demand for them in our audience. Speaking of which...the Laptops For All project needs volunteers!  Who wants to organize an event where we go through the enormous stacks of laptop donations and sort the good from the bad? -jake On Wed, 20 Nov 2024, Anca Mosoiu via sudo-discuss wrote: _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

Well, considering that I've got this pile of laptops, maybe I can organize this event. What are folks doing this Sunday? On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 5:04 PM Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

I'm interested :) fwiw, some context and background: - we initiated Laptops For All as a fiscally sponsored project under Sudo Mesh about 5 years ago after receiving a donation of > 100 nice laptops from Credit Karma: https://laptopsforall.org - in recent year or two, sudo room received many chromebooks and have also been fixing and distro'ing laptops - I'm not so familiar with how this work has gone, so would love a summary - sudo mesh has approximately $500 remaining in a designated fundraising account, which we've previously spent on things such as RAM upgrades, SSDs, and bits happy to continue the convo - beyond repairs we should explore best ways to distro repaired laptops. in the past this was largely done through existing omni channels targeting the unhoused, civil rights activists (especially those working with media), and local youth Love, Jenny `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 2:27 PM Jake Watters via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org&gt; wrote: _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

I'm available Sunday to help with this! Who else is in? -jake On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 7:59 AM Anca Mosoiu via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org&gt; wrote:

I have some experience installing Linux Mint on 2012, and 2015 MacBooks. Whoever going to work on them, if first time… you may want to consider: 1. Replace their old drive if is not an SSD, and max the RAM (8GB, 16GB depending on model). 2. Plug it to an Ethernet cable to make sure the WiFi Drivers can be installed, because not of these models WiFi drive comes in the Linux Mint installer. 3. Attach USB with Linux Mint installer. 4. Plug power cable and Turn it on. 5. Press and hold down the Options key. 6. Choose USB (usually orange icon). 7. Let it boot from USB, it will bring you to the Desktop. 8. At the Desktop double click (or right click and choose open) the Install icon. 9. Follow steps. 10. Once Linux Mint has been installed and machine had rebooted and BEFORE anything else, check and install the WiFi driver (if not installed during the OS installation process. Here is how: 10.1 Click on the Start button, then click on Administration, after that on Driver Manager. 10.2 After the driver (usually it is the WiFi driver) gets installed reboot the laptop. 11. Once the laptop is back the WiFi should be available to use. 12. Now go ahead and proceed applying the regular Software updates (GUI or Terminal, your choice). I suggest Linux Mint because it’s GUI is easy to navigate, and that encourage new Linux learners. Thanks, Daniel On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 10:35 AM Anca Mosoiu via sudo-discuss < sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org&gt; wrote: