@Todd, speaking of old PC's where do you go? Craigslist or word of mouth in the group? -- Need to get another PC and parts for my upcoming farm next month. Also, are you guys looking for volunteers for anything in the group, besides Installfest? Have a pretty heavy background in web development. Thanks, Andrew On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Todd Cole wrote: > regarding router mods see > https://dd-wrt.com > https://openwrt.org/ > https://advancedtomato.com > Or I prefer to start with a old pc with two network cards and a switch one > can or could also use a VM or LXC container or .. > https://www.ipfire.org/ > https://www.pfsense.org/ > www.zentyal.org/ > > we have these ISO's on hand at installfests but there are a lot more > options both hardware and software some simple some well,-- lots of options > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Andrew McRobb > wrote: > >> Process of going to a sr. living and upgrading the machines to add more >> context to my last message since it’s a little out of sync. >> >> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:16 AM Andrew McRobb >> wrote: >> >>> Funny enough I was just thinking doing this for the holidays. What’s the >>> process of doing this? >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:11 AM Stephen Partington < >>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> ususally a mix of both. I know I attended one at a Sr living center >>>> that had a bunch of people from the area interested in swapping their >>>> degrading XP install for something that does the job with less fuss. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:09 AM, wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Interesting... is this 10 - 25 new Linux users or people that gather >>>>> together to learn Linux? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2017-12-13 21:04, Todd Cole wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Andrew >>>>> We usually have most equipment and media on a server with PDF Books >>>>> ISO we can install all major distro's. Most use debian based attendance is >>>>> usually between 10 25 but Dec is usually >>>>> on the quiet side and more project based the installs. we work on >>>>> servers raspberry pi projects router mods--any linux project is fair game >>>>> and expect 50% new users and 50% experts so between everyone >>>>> we can handle a;most any project Todd >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 1:02 PM, Andrew McRobb >>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm completely new to meetups, and thought this would be the best way >>>>>> to say hello in this sort of community. I'm interested in going to the >>>>>> upcoming Installfest (not 100% sure if I can go or not), and had some >>>>>> questions on what usually goes down. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> - What distro does everyone usually work with? (I'm mostly >>>>>> comfortable with Debian distros and trying to get into FreeBSD) >>>>>> - What's the outcome usually like? How many people usually show >>>>>> up wanting to install Linux? How many come from Windows background? >>>>>> - Should I bring anything to a Installfest to help out any? I >>>>>> have a healthy amount of cables, DVDs (Debian 9 32bit, Linux Mint 18.3 >>>>>> 32bit, FreeBSD 32bit), and some USB thumbs, and some networking gear. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, hope to meet any of you there! >>>>>> >>>>>> Andrew >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Todd Cole >>>>> Ubuntu Arizona Team >>>>> 4605 S PRIEST DR LOT 3 >>>>> TEMPE AZ 85282-6507 >>>>> toddc@azloco.com >>>>> 602-677-9402 <(602)%20677-9402> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>> >>>> Stephen >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Todd Cole > Ubuntu Arizona Team > 4605 S PRIEST DR LOT 3 > TEMPE AZ 85282-6507 > toddc@azloco.com > 602-677-9402 <(602)%20677-9402> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >