Repair Cafe

We are back with the Galway Repair Cafe on Saturday, April 25th from 12:30-3:00pm, this time at the Galway Rowing Club in Woodquay.

The Galway Repair Cafe is a community group who repair clothes for people, and teach how to DIY the repairs too.

While this seems a little left field for a tech meetup, the concept of Repair Cafes transcends textiles and expands to everything from furniture to electronics.

With the End of Life of Windows 10 last October world wide - and the end of free Extended Support in Europe this October - there are a lot of perfectly functional computers which are about to be out of date and insecure. To that extent we are helping people update their computers & laptops to Linux Mint. Linux Mint is an excellent beginner Linux distribution with a familiar user experience to Windows and a good set of default drivers and applications. Between web browsers and Libre Office Suite it provides a very similar experience. For gaming, Steam is well supported on Linux as the Steam Desk runs on an Arch Linux variant resulting in many new games being compatible too.

If you are interested in installing Linux Mint on your hardware, have a look at our linux preparation guide and send us an email to [email protected] to find out when we will be at another Repair Cafe. Or if you feel up to the challenge, create your own Live USB by following the instructions.

Thank you to the Repair Cafe for hosting us, and providing delicious treats from Cafe Link to volunteers and attendees alike. We are looking forward to the next one!

Thank you to the Free Software Foundation for sending on their event resource pack to provide posters, leaflets and stickers to educate and spread the word on the importance of free software, repairability and ownership.