[NTLUG:Discuss] linux install help

[Cornelius Keck]

I could give that a try.

Just wondering, do we want a newly released system, or perhaps, since 
she's not yet familiar with Linux, something current, and not a cutting 
edge product with perhaps unknown issues?



stuart yarus wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone help Nicolas and his relative?  His email address is 
> <girard.nicolas at gmail.com>.
> 
> Stuart
> 
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> 
> Dear folks,
> 
> A relative who lives in the Dallas area asked me to help her get a laptop.
> As I live in France, I am limited in my ability to act on the computer 
> before the OS is installed, but would be glad to take over after that.
> Would one of you be kind enough to install a Linux distribution on her 
> computer?
> 
> The laptop would be a refurbished Thinkpad — either an x260 or an T450s, 
> depending on her choice ; and as for the distro, since she's a complete 
> beginner and I'm comfortable with Debian-based distributions, I was 
> thinking of the soon-to-be-released Pop! OS 21.04.
> 
> Obviously she would be the one to come close to you ; she'd bring the 
> laptop, a new SSD drive and a USB stick with the appropriate ISO image.
> 
> Cheers,
>