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This event will cover Fedora Install fest followed by a dev-sprint at Christ University, Bengaluru, India. In

What

Computer users from Christ University and around will get together to help each other install Fedora in their system. We will have experts to help if something goes wrong and the resources to download ISO from the Internet (we will provide live USB). It will also serve as an opportunity for people to find out what Fedora and free software, in general, is all about and interact with those who have already been using and appreciating Fedora for a while now.

Install Fest

Install Fest is a mini installation specific event where willing participants will just come with a system and the objective will be to have Fedora Installed. It can be done in multiple ways. The easiest ones are listed here:

Creating bootable USB

Ensure you have a USB stick larger than the image file, and whose contents you can afford to lose
On Fedora, run sudo dnf --best install mediawriter, then launch Fedora Media Writer from the system menus
On Windows, visit the project project download page and download the latest release, install the application using the installer and either run it after installation or find Fedora Media Writer in your application list
On macOS, visit the project project download page and download the dmg file, open it and run mediawriter
Let it download an image of your preference (try a random spin/version/architecture)
Write it to your flash drive
Boot the system from the USB stick
Start the installer
Proceed with the installation

Creating a Fedora VM

Grab a fedora image
Ensure you have enough space and RAM to create a VM on your device
On Fedora run sudo dnf install virt-manager, then launch Virtual Machine manager from system menus
Allocate at least 1GB RAM, 1 core and 20 GB for installation
Boot and proceed with installation

Fedora Installation

Once you are in the Anaconda installer
Pick a preferred language and time zone
Create a partition or select automatic partition to proceed
- Fedora requires at least /,boot and swap if created manually
Set a root password
Create a user and user pass
Reboot after installation finishes

Common issues

NAT not working in Fedora after installation on a VM?
- Perform an dnf update
Screen Flickering after install or pre-install?
- Try switching session from Gnome Wayland to Xorg, if on a VM try changing the display drivers from VideoQXL to VirtIO
Forgotten root/user password?
- run passwd <account-name>
F27 Common issues and workaround [1]
F26 Common issues and workaround [2]

When

Saturday, 03rd February, 2018

 Install Fest: 9:00 am - 11:30 am.
 Dev-sprint: 11:30 am - 4:00 pm

Where

[TBD], Christ University, Hosur Road

Address:

Christ University Hosur Road, Bhavani Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka 560029

Important note

Important!
If you want to participate in the Install fest, please make sure you have backed-up of your important data.

We will not be responsible for any data loss. For dev-sprint, please come with Git pre-installed

For any query, send an e-mail to siddharthvipul1@gmail.com

Activities

Installation media (USB) will be available to those that would like to get Fedora
Mentors guiding students during dev-sprint
A couple of presentations
Socializing with other FOSS enthusiasts.

Organizers

siddharthvipul1

List of attendees

Vipul Siddharth
Prakash Mishra

Important!
Approx Participation expected to be around 60 people

Ambassadors at the event