Linux Installfest 2019

By Vipul Chodankar

1 min read · 2019-08-02

The event began at 2:30pm in the IT Department auditorium and was led by Julius Alphonso. The event was attended by 24 people and 11 volunteers.

Gaurang explaining partitioning and members helping others

It began with instructions on how to make a LiveUSB using rufus, then the attendants were shown how to shrink their windows partition size to make space for a linux partition.

Following this the attendants were shown how to boot into the LiveUSB and install linux on their systems.

Rudraksh giving Tux sticker after first successful installation

The participants were given ‘Tux’ stickers after successfully booting into Linux. A short demonstration on basic terminal commands was held.

The event was concluded by 4:45PM. The event was conducted smoothly and any difficulties were quickly sorted out thanks to the volunteers.

Picture of members and audience