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Release parties
Release parties celebrate a new version of a distribution with demos, upgrades and a chance to me...
Organise an event
Use this checklist to run an oiv.ae event in your city. Four weeks before Book a venue with powe...
Contribute to the mirror
The mirror grows with the bandwidth, storage and time people give it. Ways to help Bandwidth and ...
Code of conduct
oiv.ae is a place to learn and help each other. Expected behaviour Be respectful and patient, esp...
Install fests
An install fest is a session where volunteers help people install Linux on their own laptops. Wha...
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How these docs are organised
These docs use BookStack's four levels. Each level has one job. Level Used for Example Shelf A br...
Why a mirror in the Gulf?
Most Linux distributions serve packages from Europe or the US. A mirror inside the region keeps t...
Welcome to oiv.ae
oiv.ae is a Linux portal for the GCC community. It brings together a fast local package mirror, p...