On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:19:33 +0200
Miroslav Skoric <skoric@???> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I recently installed Devuan Jessie on a computer for presentations
> via large TV. And that machine is also directly wired in a small LAN
> to another box that runs some old Ubuntu (probably 12.04 or so, it is
> also just to tell the audience what Linux is about).

Stop there and do not bother about the second machine*.
Linux is linux,
Distros are just a choice about how you want to manage your
computers. FWIW, I just tell people to go with ever distro
they can get support for.

As far as I know, just about every distro can support various desktop
systems for the various look and feel buzziness. If you have the
resources, perhaps a few print out of the various desktops made before
hand

In my experience, people really want to know what they can do with it,
so you run through the various applications under each need, e.g;
Browsers; firefox, chrome, epihany, quickzilla, etc down to lynx(?)
Various mailers,
Word processors like libre office, etc. Point out that linux WPs have
always featured interchange of documents and can pump out pdfs, docs,
etc.
Do multimedia like VLC, the various mixers.

Is there some common need that you can show specialist programs for?

I run IceWM(?) and a righ click-> applications -> subject-area shows a
list f the various applications that my system has installed, whether
it is
>Accessories
>Crossover
>devlopment
>Education
>Games
>Graphics

etc, etc,
>Office
>System
>Other
>Wine


* In 1999, a couple of us from our LUG got word that due to a booking
drop out, we could have a double stall at the then major annual IT
in Sydney. We worked our but off to build stands and put together
six different machines to show six different distros and all
people wanted to know was what they could do on Linux.

Everyone loved suddenly having access to all these "free"
applications that could do so much. Whereas before you were always
reaching into your pocket for limited use.


>Machines can
> ping each other now, so besides introducing Devuan, I also want to
> introduce Ubuntu via Devuan by some kind of remote GUI access or
> like. Suggestions? Please note that there is no Internet access to
> those boxes, so anything needed for each comp must be downloaded
> elsewhere and brought on USB or CD.
Burn the basic DVD and do the installation from it and if you have
it on hand, you can show how easily the computer can acquire other
applications by;
0) open a terminal
b) aptitude search some application (or hint utility).
c)sudo aptitude install chosen-utility.
d) utility.