07/02/2026
LEARN, Linux 💻
🐧 WIN A LAPTOP: Join the Linux Desktop Challenge! 💻
Ready to embrace the future of the desktop? EduNET, in collaboration with LEARN, is excited to announce a special competition for the student community! Make the switch to Linux today and you could walk away with a Linux laptop.
🎁 WHAT CAN YOU WIN?
We are raffling away 5 Laptops! Each one is pre-owned but in good condition and comes with Linux Mint pre-installed and ready to use.
🚀 HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
1. Install Linux on your PC or Laptop.
2. Capture a photo of your new Linux setup running on your table
3. Post the photo on any public Mastodon server.
4. Submit your application:
Visit: https://edunet.learn.ac.lk
If you have an EduID account, click "LEARN SSO" and log in; if you don’t, you can create an EduID account at https://eduid.lk
Enter the FOSS Group space: https://edunet.learn.ac.lk/course/view.php?id=1447
Go to the Linux Desktop Competition forum - https://edunet.learn.ac.lk/mod/forum/view.php?id=2146, start a new discussion, and paste the link to your Mastodon post there.
🎓 ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to students currently registered at any higher education institution under the UGC or LEARN member institutes, who have not previously received a laptop from EduNET.
Note for Winners: To promote the use of open-source technology, these devices are provided with the commitment that only Linux will be installed and used on them.
🛠️ NEED HELP?
Technical Support: Ask questions about installing Linux or Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the FOSS Group space forums on the EduNET site.
Login Issues: If you have trouble logging in, use the "Contact site support" option in the footer of the EduNET website: https://edunet.learn.ac.lk
📅 DEADLINE: Submit your entry by 06th March 2026 (Midnight).
🐧 WIN A LAPTOP: Join the Linux Desktop Challenge! 💻
Ready to embrace the future of the desktop? EduNET, in collaboration with LEARN, is excited to announce a special competition for the student community! Make the switch to Linux today and you could walk away with a Linux laptop.
🎁 WHAT CAN YOU WIN?
We are raffling away 5 Laptops! Each one is pre-owned but in good condition and comes with Linux Mint pre-installed and ready to use.
🚀 HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
1. Install Linux on your PC or Laptop.
2. Capture a photo of your new Linux setup running on your table
3. Post the photo on any public Mastodon server.
4. Submit your application:
Visit: https://edunet.learn.ac.lk
If you have an EduID account, click "LEARN SSO" and select "EduID - Sri Lanka" then log in; if you don’t, you can create an "EduID - Sri Lanka" account at https://eduid.lk
Enter the FOSS Group space: https://edunet.learn.ac.lk/course/view.php?id=1447
Go to the Linux Desktop Competition forum - https://edunet.learn.ac.lk/mod/forum/view.php?id=2146, start a new discussion, and paste the link to your Mastodon post there.
🎓 ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to students currently registered at any higher education institution under the UGC or LEARN member institutes, who have not previously received a laptop from EduNET.
Note for Winners: To promote the use of open-source technology, these devices are provided with the commitment that only Linux will be installed and used on them.
🛠️ NEED HELP?
Technical Support: Ask questions about installing Linux or Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the FOSS Group space forums on the EduNET site.
Login Issues: If you have trouble logging in, use the "Contact site support" option in the footer of the EduNET website: https://edunet.learn.ac.lk
📅 DEADLINE: Submit your entry by 06th March 2026 (Midnight).
