Linux4Afrika!

The last days after return were spent with administrative work and repairs on some „stubborn“ computers. And Michael Junior continued the training with Sr Rita, Michael Senior revised the documentations while Werner took care of the servers. We shared our impressions of our stay in Chesongoch with Sr Rosa, who, together with Sr Ruth paid a visit to the Ruaraka […]

But only almost. All 48 Mini-computer are in place, installed, the desktop set up and the backup made. But some clients decided either not to start after the reboot or to shut down again after a short runtime. Dust was the reason in most cases! This had impured the motherboard, especially the socket of the central processing unit (CPU) and […]

In the Kerio Valley, as in all of Kenya, it had not rained since January. Accordingly, we missed the luminescent green of the trees and plants, known from earlier years. The heat with 36 degrees already in the early morning paralyzes the creative power and will. When checking the installation in the kindergarden on Monday morning the group was greeted […]

On Sunday evening shortly before midnight, the group was complete with the arrival of Michael Schmelzer. Since he did not have to go through customs, he arrived at the Convention fairly quickly after landing. He had brought some more hardware, so that nothing stood in the way of renewing the network- almost nothing. Unfortunatly many “mice” no longer worked, or […]

After two years of Corona pandemic it was time for a new mission. There were still 13 old computers in the classroom of the St. Scholastic a School in Ruaraka, which had to be replaced. Unfortunately, Swiss Airlines has stopped the direct flight to Nairobi and Lufthansa took over the service from Frankfurt. But more about this later. In the […]