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🐧 Linux Fest at Iffy Books

March 18 @ 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Flyer with a simplified illustration of a laptop and the following text: Linux Fest / Sat, March 18th / 12-8 p.m. / Iffy Books / 319 N. 11th St. #2I, PHL / iffybooks.net/event/linux-fest

Stop by on Saturday, March 18th (12–8 p.m.) for Linux Fest at Iffy Books! We’ll have 10+ Linux distributions running that anyone can try, and we’ll have talks and discussions throughout the day. See you there!

Distro list (in progress)
BlackArch
Kali Linux
Linux Mint
Manjaro
OpenSUSE
pop!_OS
Raspberry Pi OS
Tails
Ubuntu

Schedule (in progress)
12:00 p.m. How to verify a Linux disk image with its checksum (Steve)
1:30 p.m. History of GNU/Linux (r0guer4t)
2:00 p.m. What should Linux newbies know? (open discussion)
2:30 p.m. Running Windows Applications on Linux (TonyTwoStep)
3:00 p.m. Intro to ed, an old-school text editor (Mattie)
4:00 p.m. Send files securely with Magic Wormhole (Steve)
5:00 p.m. Weird electronic device show & tell
7:00 p.m. Hands-on workshop: Replace the CMOS battery on a desktop PC (Steve)

Sign up by 3/16 to give a talk or start a discussion:

This event is free. Donations accepted.

Photo CC-BY Brian Gratwicke

Details

Date:
March 18
Time:
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue

Iffy Books
319 N. 11th St. #2I
Philadelphia, PA 19107 United States
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Phone:
2153953956
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Organizer

Iffy Books
Phone:
2153953956
Email:
iffybooks@protonmail.com