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Welcome to the Fedora Linux Lab

A resource for parents of High School children

All people are welcome and help from Linux Professionals is greatly appreciated

Caution must be used when using the family computer. Fedora can be used with as little as 4 GB of RAM.

The goal of this site is to give parents in Las Cruces, New Mexico a way for their child to develop the number one skill employers want:

Problem Solving — No matter what the job.

Non Computer User alternative, a Quick Start guide. AI for Everyone here:

For the Why I am spending my time and effort to do this, the long explanation is here

What is Linux?

Linux is a free and open-source computer operating system, like Windows only much better and there are big fundamental differences. Fedora allows you to change the desktop you see not just colors, you can switch to a different lightweight desktop for older computers short on RAM.

What is Open Source?

Open Source allows you access to the source code (programming) so it is ‘Open’. Why give it away? There are countless reasons many make a version available free, and offer extra options for the paid version.

What is Fedora?

Red Hat (DoD spends a Billion+ with them) produces Fedora which is designed to serve as a public testing ground and technology incubator for new features.

Top 2 sectors by number of workers in NM

Needed skills

Fast Food Robots

Reasons for a Lab

Problem Solving over College major or GPA

Windows Backup Guide

The US economy makes life hard no system is perfect, this is the one we have to work in. Other systems must make hard choices too.

Practice for: Detailed Observation - Planning - Execution - Cause & Effect. Play Chess

This is a do-it-yourself skills-building approach that can cost little to nothing. AI tools can provide helpful, step-by-step guidance. You really should use a dedicated computer for this, it can be an older machine I am using Xfce desktop. You will make mistakes and that is how you learn, that makes it risky for the family computer. Booting from a USB drive and looking around Fedora is safe if you are careful, the Media Writer will do the download for you and write to the USB. Caution: Microsoft is very strict about verifying a legal copy of Windows, this can prevent a good reinstall if it gets damaged.

Download Fedora Linux OS — official Fedora Workstation download.

How to get started — prepare boot media and initial setup instructions from the Fedora docs.

1st Problem to solve: Backup Phone by booting to Fedora from a USB - copy Phone data to another USB

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