Using your Free Geek computer!

Your organization is now the proud new owner of refurbished hardware from Free Geek! Here is some information we think would be vital for you to know.

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Freegeek Manual - Please follow the directions in here before using your new computer

This should appear on your desktop. If not, click on "Applications" in the upper right hand corner of the screen, go to "Other" and select "Freegeek Manual".

Ubuntu Pocket Guide

This should appear on your desktop.

The operating system website - an excellent repository of information!

General: http://www.ubuntu.com/

Documentation for Ubuntu version 10.04: https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/index.html

Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support

Looking for a Linux equivalent for a favorite program? Search the Internet for: "linux software equivalent" [your program]

If you keep Ubuntu on your system, you can call our techs with software and hardware questions. Sometimes they will ask you to bring your organization's computer to our location.

Tech Support Hours

Tuesday-Saturday: 12-6 PM

(503) 232-9350 option 6

1731 SE 10th Ave.

Portland, OR 97214

Feel free to leave a message on the tech support voicemail if you are calling outside tech support hours.

If you need to get back in contact with the hardware grants group and/or your shepherd, either call us or reply directly to your shepherd.

Hardware Grants Group

(503) 232-9350 ext. 116