Ubuntu Hour 2024-04-11

Location: Schlotzsky’s Cafe, 3900 E. Fry Blvd. Sierra Vista AZ

Date: Thursday, 11 April 2024

Meeting Notes:

Attendees: 6.

Upcoming Events:

  • 23 April, CLUG Meeting, 1700-1800, Warrior Healing Center, main conference room, 1838 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista. The presentation will be on Open SUSE OS.
  • 09 May, Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour, 1800-1900, Schlotzsky’s Cafe, 3900 Fry Blvd, Sierra Vista.
  • 18 May, Installation Festival, 1100-1500, Warrior Healing Center, main conference room, 1838 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista

Announcements:

  • To date we have donated 129 computers to individuals or groups

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Lynea and her computer

  • and conducted 201 installs on laptops and desktops.
  • We have 28 people on our mailing list and 38 members on our Facebook page.
  • We have 6 desktop computers ready for donation.

Discussion:

  • Discussed the upcoming Installfest to be held 18 May.
  • Discussed the pros and cons of ink jet printers vs laser jet printers.
  • A member asked if there was a video player that would play at different speeds (2x, 4x, 8x etc). He was directed to MPlayer (which is in the Ubuntu repositories).
  • A member asked if anyone had contacted Buena HS STEM to see if they might want computers with Ubuntu already installed on them. That has not been done but will be done in the future

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