[plug] Our Installfest, Saturday 2025-08-23

Sat Aug 16 15:28:45 AWST 2025

Happy Debian Day, all!

Next Saturday - a PLUG installfest! Details below, and at:
https://plug.org.au/installfest

Nick.

On Fri, Aug 08, 2025 at 09:39:52AM +0800, Harry McNally wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Our event has an official start time of 12.30pm and last installations 
> starting at 3.30pm.
> 
> We will join the JAFWA fair so that our insurance is covered by that event.
> 
> Collins Street Centre
> Cnr Collins St and Shaftsbury St
> South Perth
> 
> Ample parking, wheelchair accessible.
> 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/-31.980788/115.875957&layers=N
> 
> Bus:
> Canning Hwy Before Collins St (Stop No: 10231)
> Canning Hwy After Cliffe St (Stop No: 10338)
> 
> Setting up starts at 12 noon and we will pack up at 4pm to be out of the space 
> at 4.30pm.
> 
> Everyone on the PLUG list is welcome to join us and observe, set up, assist 
> with installations, or as an excuse to catch up with other long time 
> supporters of PLUG.
> 
> We have 20 USB sticks to collect at PLE Bentley and we plan to pre-load them 
> with Mint, Ubuntu and several debian live CDs. That way we test the hardware 
> and allow people to play with their choice of distro prior to installation.
> 
> We will have a waiver document that explains that data on the disk will be 
> erased and some suggestions for copying their data off the disk prior to 
> attending. Some suggestions for backup choices to the list would be helpful. 
> We don't want to be managing private data onto backups on the day from a time, 
> privacy, and legal reasons.
> 
> We can create ISOs for people to take away if they bring a USB drive. Minimum 
> I could buy was 8GB but is 4 GB sufficient for all live CDs ?
> 
> Some local storage and network is a work in progress. PLUG has some equipment 
> but we may seek some gear for the day.
> 
> I would welcome feedback if there are things I have missed or other things we 
> need to consider to make the day a success.
> 
> All the best
> Harry
> 
> On 18/7/25 23:22, Harry McNally wrote:
> > Thanks Greg
> >
> > We learned recently that JAFWA had to move their fair back to 23rd August 
> > but I am waiting for insurance confirmation from Linux Australia before I 
> > make a booking for the room with City of South Perth.
> >
> > So unofficially, but if the insurance and booking succeeds then we will have 
> > Meeting Room 2 (downstairs) from 9.30am to 4.30pm, 23 August with setup at 
> > 9.30 to start installations at 10am and last starts at 3pm.
> >
> > It puts more pressure on us to get organised but the idea of running the 
> > Installfest in colab with JAFWA still felt like the right event.
> >
> > As soon as LA and CoSP are sorted I will make it official but start thinking 
> > of the 23rd August ..
> >
> > All the best
> > Harry
> >
> > On 18/7/25 12:37, Gregory Orange wrote:
> >> This is brilliant! Harken back to the last era where old perfectly good 
> >> computers were saved from ewaste or worse.
> >>
> >> I have commitments on Saturdays, but I've put it in my calendar and will 
> >> come and join in as much as I can.
> >>
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Gregory Orange
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tuesday, 1 July 2025 at 10:24 AM, Harry McNally 
> >> <harrymc at decisions-and-designs.com.au> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello PLUG
> >>>
> >>> The PLUG committee discussed an Installfest event and https://endof10.org/ 
> >>> was
> >>> good motivation to make it so.
> >>>
> >>> We have a venue that https://jafwa.asn.au/ have generously offered to share.
> >>>
> >>> ---------------------
> >>>
> >>> PLUG Installfest
> >>>
> >>> Saturday, 30 August 2025
> >>>
> >>> Starting TBD until 4.00pm (last installs start 3pm)
> >>> Collins Street Centre
> >>> Cnr Collins St and Shaftsbury St
> >>> South Perth
> >>>
> >>> Ample parking, wheelchair accessible.
> >>>
> >>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/-31.980788/115.875957&layers=N
> >>>
> >>> Bus:
> >>> Canning Hwy Before Collins St (Stop No: 10231)
> >>> Canning Hwy After Cliffe St (Stop No: 10338)
> >>>
> >>> ---------------------
> >>>
> >>> Our planned Linux flavours are:
> >>>
> >>> Mint (easy Windows transition)
> >>> Ubuntu (most popular and versatile)
> >>> Debian (most debian)
> >>>
> >>> Opinions welcome.
> >>>
> >>> What we need for the event is:
> >>>
> >>> - to firm the start time. JAPWA starts at 12.30; we could book part of the
> >>> venue to start earlier. Opinions welcome.
> >>>
> >>> - anyone who wants to assist on the day (or attend)
> >>>
> >>> - the following equipment (either to loan or as a permanent contribution 
> >>> to PLUG):
> >>>
> >>> - a small server like
> >>> https://reboot-it.com.au/products/hp-proliant-microserver-g10-opteron-x3421-2-1ghz-16gb-no-hard-drives-wty 
> >>>
> >>> - a wireless link Ubiquity or similar to cover 200m to access FttP nearby
> >>> (to loan on some day prior for testing and on 30 August)
> >>>
> >>> - thumb drives preferably with the latest Mint, Ubuntu, or Debian Linux
> >>> Live installed
> >>>
> >>> - network and power gear once our needs become clearer
> >>>
> >>> Our usual promotions through Meetup, Google Calendar, and also endof10.org
> >>>
> >>> Once we know the start time we can advertise and ask for installation
> >>> attendees to express interest (to initially gauge numbers).
> >>>
> >>> All the best
> >>> Harry (PLUG OCM)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> PLUG discussion list: plug at plug.org.au
> >>> http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug
> >>> Committee e-mail: committee at plug.org.au
> >>> PLUG Membership: http://www.plug.org.au/membership
> > _______________________________________________
> > PLUG discussion list: plug at plug.org.au
> > http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug
> > Committee e-mail: committee at plug.org.au
> > PLUG Membership: http://www.plug.org.au/membership

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