Edinburgh Linux Cafe

We are a group of volunteers in Edinburgh trying to help people regain ownership of their devices from Microsoft by installing Linux. We run Linux Install Parties once a month. The next one is on 12th September at Meadowbank Tool Library from 1pm. Booking and details at https://events.humanitix.com/linux-install-party-mtl-12092026

Homepage: https://edinburgh-linux-cafe.codeberg.page/

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2026-06-10 09:29:43 UTC

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Reminder that the next Linux Cafe in Edinburgh is next Tuesday (16th June) evening 6-8pm at Tribe Porty. We still have plenty of spaces available!
#RepairCafe #edinburgh #linux #LinuxMint #endOf10 #LinuxCafe

2026-05-27 06:00:15 UTC

We had a very quiet but interesting Linux Install Party on Saturday. Two new volunteers came along for the first time at Sighthill Library. One participant came along to discuss if Linux would meet all their needs, which we demonstrated it would. They will be coming along to the next one to install Linux after backing up their files. A reminder to make backups regularly and before making significant changes, like installing a new OS!
Details about our next event: https://events.humanitix.com/linux-install-party-16-june-tribe-porty

2026-03-30 08:54:24 UTC

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Having said that, would be happy to setup a wiki somewhere (codeberg?) if there was enough potential contributors. There are also some existing communities (Rebel Tech Alliance, Tech Reclaimers) who might be interested.
EDIT: the Tech Reclaimers are on the fedi! @npub1q84…wxrd and https://video.infiniteloop.tv/c/techreclaimers_channel/videos

2026-03-30 08:50:46 UTC

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that would be an extremely useful list! Where I think it could get complicated is that some devices work well with some distributions but not others. Think of the device compatibility list of the relatively small list of open source Android ROMs, applied to the much more diverse range of Linux distributions. I don't have the spoons to take on this task, worthwhile though it would definitely be.

2026-03-29 10:28:01 UTC

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that's interesting, have occasionally had issues like this, but usually solved by updating/changing the driver. Though haven't seen many Asus laptops come our way. I've bookmarked the link for future reference, thanks.

2026-03-22 20:14:02 UTC

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I didn't spot the Linux User Group one, but London Linux meetup seems to be more of a social? Though I guess someone who showed up wanting to install Linux would most likely find someone willing to help. And it might be a good recruiting ground to find people willing to start a new group.

2026-03-22 19:51:30 UTC

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There are many Linux Cafes (or similar) in many places. I don't know about London specifically, but I would be very surprised if there isn't. You could try checking https://endof10.org.
EDIT: I am very surprised, it doesn't look like there is. You could always start one? We started off as me saying " You know what we should do? ..." to some friends at a social over drinks. It really is that simple.

2026-03-22 18:23:10 UTC

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That is indeed definitely a thing, I use a Dell laptop as my main driver. Our next event is on April 25th at the Central Library from 10:30

2026-03-22 18:11:36 UTC

Hello! We are Edinburgh Linux Cafe, joining Mastodon was something we meant to do for a while but never got around to. We are a small but dedicated group helping people to install Linux on their laptops. Our interests are Linux (obviously), repair, reuse, and bicycles. Amazing to see that we have actually been mentioned already (👋 @npub1san…jgxu )!