[MVMA] Linux Installfest: Centerville area

[w8kj at bcara.net]

Greetings from one of the meshers “down south”
I think this Installfest is a great event !
Im going to try to attend...
73 Kevin W8KJ

  2019-08-26 2:27 pm, Chuck Gelm wrote:
> http://www.dma1.org/linux/installfest-information/
> Installfest Information
> 
> One of the things we like to do is help other people use and enjoy
> Linux.
> To that end, we sponsor several Installfests each year,
> where anyone who would like help installing or configuring Linux (or
> any Free software, really) can bring their systems and get hands-on
> assistance.
> 
> Our next Installfest will be held at _5800 CLYO ROAD_ on Saturday,
> September 7th, 2019.
> 
> It´s at Sinclair Community College’s new Centerville Campus which
> is located at 5800 Clyo Road.
> The Installfest will run from 8am to 12pm, but be sure to arrive by
> 11am if you would like to get help with an installation.
> 
> Bring your computer, or your Raspberry Pi and an SD card.
> (We’ll have a few SD cards available for sale in case you don’t
> have one yet.)
> We’ll have keyboards and mice on-hand.
> Monitors will be available, but bringing the monitor you intend to use
> with your system is best, just to be sure everything works together.
> 
> We´ll help you install, configure, or tweak your system to get
> everything working just the way you want.
> We’ll also be glad to answer any questions that you have about Linux
> or other Free software.
> 
> We´ll have some of the most common Linux distributions on hand, but
> be sure to let us know ahead of time if there is a particular distro
> you want or if you have unusual hardware of some kind.
> That way, we can try to be prepared to help you.
> 
> If you have an operating system and/or data already on your system and
> want to keep it, please be sure to back it up before coming.
> It´s usually possible to install Linux alongside your current
> operating system without losing anything, but accidents do happen.
> 
> There will be pizza & snacks (provided by Sinclair), and you’re
> welcome to come by even without a computer,
> just to hang out and talk about computers or help other folks.
> 
> We will have some tech talks going on in the room next door – see
> below for the schedule.
> 
> If you have questions beforehand, we encourage you to join our mailing
> list [1] and ask!
> 
> --
> 
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://www.dma1.org/linux/mailing-list/
> 
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