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Author: Andrew McRobb
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Subject: Re: Hello Phoenix Linux Users Group! What Goes On at Installfest?
Wow, no idea a place like this existed. Would save me a lot of time garage
sell hunting. They wouldn't happen to sell graphics cards now and then too?

Thanks

Andrew McRobb
Full-time Software Developer
Part-time Freelancer

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Todd Cole <> wrote:

> Andrew while there are many good places I use Resell Electronics
> 850 W Lincoln St, Phoenix, AZ 85007 6-4 M-F ignore the online store and
> just stop buy and think bulk prices more you buy the cheaper
> I typically buy the parts computers hp or dell I5 10-50$ then buy ram and
> hdd (behind counter) extra nick under 1-5$ and the installfest and a home
> server is done
> a laptop could be used but would need a second usb nick and running a
> laptop 24/7 ...as a router it would be smaller
>
> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Andrew McRobb <>
> wrote:
>
>> @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 <
>>>>> > 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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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
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>>>>>> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephen
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