CLUG Meeting 2025-02-25

Location: Warrior Healing Center, 1838 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista

Date: Tuesday, 25 February 2025

Meeting Minutes:

Attendees:

  • There were 10 attendees.

Upcoming CLUG Events:

  • 13 March, Ubuntu Hour, 1800-1900, Schlotzsky’s, 3900 E. Fry Blvd.
  • 16 March, Linux Get-Together,1300-1700, 5831 W. Kessler St., Tempe
  • 25 March, CLUG Meeting, 1700-1830, Warrior Healing Center, 1838 Paseo San Luis

Useful CLUG links:

  • CLUG website: https://cochiselinuxusergroup.org/
  • CLUG FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1059259857477393/
  • CLUG Mailing List Archives: https://www.freelists.org/archive/cochiselinux

Announcements:

  • To date we have donated 156 computers to individuals and groups and conducted 262 installs on desktops and laptops.

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This one went to Greg V

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This one went to Jacob V

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This one went to John L

  • We have 33 people on our mailing list and 49 people on our Facebook page.
  • We have 4 desktop computers and 5 laptop computers ready for donation.

Future Presentations:

  • 25 March, “Ventoy” by Rex Bouwense
  • TBA, “Using Alias” by David Garcia

Presentation:

  • “Installing a Linux OS on a Chromebook” by David Garcia & Rex Bouwense. The slides may be found on our web site https://cochiselinuxusergroup.org/ under the resources tab.

Discussion/Activities:

  • If you plan on attending the party on the 16th please RSVP
  • A member wanted to know if he could re-use a flash drive once he had used it for install media. Discussion followed on flash drives using Ventoy which can be used for storage as well as install media.
  • If you know of someone who is in need of a computer, we have plenty to donate free of charge.

Aftermath:

  • Several of the members retired to Culver’s for some food and some additional Linux discussion.

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