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oiv.ae is a Linux portal for the GCC community. It brings together a fast local package mirror, practical guides, community events and Arabic localisation work, in English and Arabic. What you'll find here Area What it is Where Mirror Local copies of openSUSE,...

Most Linux distributions serve packages from Europe or the US. A mirror inside the region keeps that traffic closer to the people who use it. Shorter path Updates travel from a server in the region instead of Europe or the US, so downloads start sooner and fin...

These docs use BookStack's four levels. Each level has one job. Level Used for Example Shelf A broad area of oiv.ae Mirrors Book One product, service or programme mirrors.oiv.ae Chapter A group of related tasks inside a book Use the mirror Page One task or one...

The mirror grows with the bandwidth, storage and time people give it. Ways to help Bandwidth and storage: host a node or offer capacity in a regional data centre. co-location is very welcomed. Maintenance: watch sync jobs for one project and report or fix prob...

oiv.ae is a place to learn and help each other. Expected behaviour Be respectful and patient, especially with people who are new to Linux. Keep discussion on topic and in English. Credit other people's work. Not accepted Harassment, insults or personal attacks...

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An install fest is a session where volunteers help people install Linux on their own laptops. What to bring Your laptop and charger A backup of anything important on it A USB stick of at least 8 GB (spares are usually available) What happens A volunteer checks...

Release parties celebrate a new version of a distribution with demos, upgrades and a chance to meet other users. Short talks on what's new Live upgrade demo Help desk for upgrade problems

Use this checklist to run an oiv.ae event in your city. Four weeks before Book a venue with power sockets and Wi-Fi Agree the format: install fest, talks or release party Add the event to Upcoming events Request USB installers from mirrors.oiv.ae (upon ava...