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Author: Todd Cole
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Subject: Re: Hello Phoenix Linux Users Group! What Goes On at Installfest?
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 <>
>> 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
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Todd Cole
>>>> Ubuntu Arizona Team
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>>
>>> Stephen
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