Installfest / two hours?

[Michael]

Over two hours per installation? Mepis 2003.10.02 only takes me like 30 
minutes including config time.  Simply Mepis doesn't run out-of-the-box but 
it's predecessor does.
My machine is circa 1997. (home grown baby!) Perhaps a copy of 2003 should be 
on hand for ancient machines! I'm trying to get one of my friends (I know 
nothing about her machine except that it is slow) to come down.... she hasn't 
gotten back with me yet.

On Monday 24 April 2006 10:36, Alexander Henry wrote:
> Community event: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest.
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CALENDAR POSTING
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> What: Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest.
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> Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2629 W. Baseline Tempe, AZ 85283
> (Baseline Road, just west of I-10 and Pointe Hilton South Mountain, south
> side
> of Baseline, near Fry's Electronics Tempe).
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> When: Saturday, April 29, 2006, 10:00 a.m. thru 4:00 p.m.
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> RSVP: InstallFest at PLUG.phoenix.az.us
>   - Your computer with specs and equipment
>   - What you hope to accomplish and learn by installing Linux
>   - Encouraged to RSVP but not required
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> Who: Anyone who wants to see Linux or run it on their computer.
>   - Volunteers always needed, please e-mail your pledge for time.
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> Installations take over two hours, please arrive within the first few
> hours.
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> ONE-SENTENCE FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT
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> 04/29 (Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm) Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG)
> Installfest.
> Bring your computer, volunteers will install Linux for you to use at home.
> Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2629 W. Baseline Tempe, AZ
> 85283.
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> SHORT FORMAT - CALENDAR FORMAT - AZIPA/AZTECHLIST/TECHOASIS FORMAT
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> 04/29 (Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm) Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG)
> Installfest.
> Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2629 W. Baseline Tempe, AZ 85283
> (Baseline Road, just west of I-10 and Pointe Hilton South Mountain, south
> side
> of Baseline).  The Phoenix Linux User's Group and would like to invite you
> to
> our monthly Linux Installfest.  Bring your PC, Mac, or other for one-on-one
> help to get your machine running Linux, and to learn how to use Linux.
> RSVP
> is strongly  encouraged to ensure the right volunteers will be available
> for
> your needs, but not required.  Please RSVP to
> InstallFest at PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> with the following information: Your computer with specs and equipment you
> wish to run, and what you hope to accomplish and learn by installing Linux.
> Installations take over two hours, please arrive within the first few
> hours.
> PLUG: http://plug.phoenix.az.us
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> (Phoenix, Arizona) -- Saturday, April 29, 2006
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> The Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG) is holding their monthly Linux
> Installfest
> Saturday, April 29, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the University of
> Advancing
> Technology (UAT), 2629 W Baseline Tempe, just west of I-10.  Free and open
> to
> the public.  Bring your P.C. for free one-on-one help with installing
> Linux.
> The Linux Installfest also features demos to view Linux for those
> considering
> switching to Linux for home or business use, as well as Knoppix CD's to try
> Linux at home without damaging your PC or files.  While no RSVP is
> required,
> if you are considering attending, an e-mail to the event coordinator
> stating
> your specific interest would be greatly appreciated.  Please e-mail
> InstallFest at PLUG.phoenix.az.us with "Installfest" in the subject line.  The
> PLUG Installfest is held at UAT on the last Saturday of every month.
>
> Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus
> Torvalds
> with the assistance of developers around the world. Developed under the GNU
> General Public License, the source code for Linux is freely available to
> everyone.  Apart from the fact that it's freely distributed, Linux's
> functionality, adaptability, and robustness has made it the main
> alternative
> to proprietary Unix and Microsoft operating systems.  IBM, Hewlett-Packard
> and
> other giants of the computing world have embraced Linux and support its
> ongoing development. More than a decade after its initial release, Linux is
> being utilized worldwide as a server platform primarily.  Its use as a home
> and office desktop operating system is also on the rise.  Local computer
> vendor and service provider Red Seven (http://www.redseven.biz/) provides
> computer systems and IT services to the home user and small business.
> National governments in countries such as China, India, Germany, Singapore,
> Brazil, and many more are adopting Linux as their official operating
> system in
> both servers and desktops.  Some governments are adopting economic policies
> around a future boom in Linux.
>
> The Phoenix Linux User Group is the local Linux user's group (LUG) for the
> Phoenix area.  Like any other computer user group, it is populated by
> hobbyists and computer professionals, and provides a forum for discussion.
> Unlike many other computer user groups, LUGs also provide the same
> functions
> as a "regional office" for IBM, Macintosh, Microsoft, or Sun; they have the
> responsibility to train, support, and educate Linux users, coordinate Linux
> consultants, advocate Linux as a computing solution, and serve as liaison
> to
> local news outlets.  Because Linux is Free Software or Open Source
> software,
> LUGs are entirely volunteer based.  PLUG holds several monthly meetings:
> one
> in the southwest Phoenix area, one in Glendale, one in Mesa, and one in
> Tempe.
> PLUG membership is free and anyone may join.  PLUG also welcomes users and
> fans of all Free Software and Open Source Software such as GNU and FreeBSD.
>
> For more information, see:
> The Phoenix Linux User's Group website: http://plug.phoenix.az.us
> Linux Online: http://www.linux.org